In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Askwith like this:
ASKWITH, a township in Weston parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near the river Wharfe, 3 miles NW of Otley. It includes the hamlets of Upper and Lower Snowden. Acres, 3,180. Real property, £3,329. Pop., 338. Houses, 76.
Askwith through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Askwith, in Harrogate and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11229
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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