Barkston Ash
Parish in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.813, -1.272 |
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| OS grid ref: | SE 48 35 |
| Population: | 370 |
Barkston Ash is a small village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, a few miles west of Selby on the arable plains of the Vale of York. Its name comes from an ancient ash tree that traditionally marked the meeting-place of the old wapentake, and the settlement has historically lent its name to a county electoral area.
Today it remains a quiet, largely agricultural community with a compact village core and a strong local identity; many residents commute to nearby towns and cities such as Leeds and Wakefield. The area’s appeal is its rural character, surviving historic cottages and field patterns, and low-key local events and walking routes rather than any large-scale industry.
Postcode districts covering Barkston Ash
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Bradford 20.2 miles32.5 km
- York 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Huddersfield 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Doncaster 21.1 miles34 km
- Wakefield 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Harrogate 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Barnsley 19.1 miles30.7 km
- Castleford 7 miles11.2 km
- Morley 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Dewsbury 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Batley 16.3 miles26.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Barkston Ash Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Saxton Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Saxton with Scarthingwell Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Huddleston with Newthorpe Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Sherburn in Elmet Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Lead Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Little Fenton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- South Milford Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Lotherton cum Aberford Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Towton Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Church Fenton Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Micklefield Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Barkston Ash
LS24 9PR, LS24 9ET, LS24 9PJ, LS24 9UJ, LS24 9TS, LS24 9TT, LS24 9SZ, LS25 3EE, LS24 9PW … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 25.3 miles40.8 km
- Sherburn-in-Elmet Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Church Fenton Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
Hotels near Barkston Ash Ad
- Hazlewood Castle & Spa 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Tickled Trout Inn Bilton-in-Ainsty 9 miles14.5 km
- Thorpe Park Hotel and Spa 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Owl, Hambleton by Marston's Inns 4 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Best Western Plus Milford Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Oulton Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Ramada by Wyndham Leeds East 4 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Bay Horse Hotel 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Kings Croft Hotel 9.4 miles15.1 km
Schools in Barkston Ash
- Barkston Ash Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 5 miles8 km
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 5.4 miles8.8 km
- Saw Wood Forest 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Stanley Library Library 10.8 miles17.4 km
- York Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles18 km
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Outwood Library Library 12 miles19.4 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 12.1 miles19.4 km
- National Railway Museum Museum 12.4 miles20 km