Askham.—par., N. Notts, 4¼ miles SE. of East Ret-
ford, 1302 ac., pop. 219.—2. Askham, par., township,
and seat, N. Westmorland, 5 miles S. of Penrith, 4484
ac. (23 water), pop. 513; P.O.—3. Askham, ry. sta.,
NW. Lancashire, 6 miles N. of Barrow.

Askham Bryan, par. with seat, E. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, 3¼ m. SW. of York, 1895 ac., pop. 303; P.O.

Askham Kichard, par. and seat, E. div. West-Riding
Yorkshire, 4¼ miles SW. of York, 981 ac., pop. 232.

Askill, place with agricultural school, co. Leitrim;
post-town, Ballyshannon.

Askrigg, township with ry. sta., North-Riding York-
shire, on river Ure, 10¼ miles W. of Leyburn, 4907 ac.
(28 water), pop. 624; P.O., T.O. Market-day, Thursday.

Askwith with Snowden, township, Weston par.,
E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, 3 miles NW. of Otley,
3393 ac. (17 water), pop. 260.

Aslackby, par. and township, S. Lincolnshire, 2
miles S. of Folkingham, 3934 ac., pop. 432.

Aslacoe, wapentake, NW. Lincolnshire, 44,415 ac.,
pop. 5532.

Aslacton, par., S. Norfolk, 2 miles W. of Forncett
ry. sta. and 6 miles NE. of New Buckenham, 1194 ac.,
pop. 301; P.O.

Asliesk, ancient castle, Elginshire, 5 miles E. by N.
of Forres.

Aslockton, township with ry. sta. and seat, S. Notts,
3 miles E. of Bingham, 3100 ac. (with Whatton), pop.
404; P.O. Archbishop Cranmer (1489-1556) was a native.

Aspall, par., mid. Suffolk, 1¼ mile NW. of Debenham,
834 ac., pop. 151.

Asparagus Island, pyramidal rock, in Kinance Cove,
SW. coast of Cornwall; with two deep chasms called
the Devil’s Throat and the Devil’s Bellows.

Aspatria, par. with ry. sta., W. Cumberland, on
river Ellen, 7¼ miles NE. of Maryport, 7612 ac. and 226
foreshore, pop. 3203.

Aspatria and Brayton, township, W. Cumberland,

8 miles NE. of Maryport, 3550 ac. (16 water), pop.
2408; P.O., T.O., IBank. Market-day, Thursday.

Aspeden, par. and seat, N. Herts, 1 mile SW. of
Buntingford, 1407 ac., pop. 613.

Aspley, place, Eccleshall par., W. Staffordshire.

Asplcy Guise, par. and seat, SW. Bedfordshire, 2
miles N. of Woburn, 1936 ac., pop. 1445 ; P.O.

Asps, vil., in co. and 1¼ mile SE. of Warwick.

Aspull, township, SE. Lancashire, 3 miles NE. of
Wigan, 1905 ac., pop. 8113; has collieries, iron and
steel works, and contains Aspull Moor P.O.

Assel, rivulet, Girvan par., Ayrshire, flowing 5 miles
SW. to the Stinchar.

Asselby, township, Howdenpar., East-Riding Yorksh.,
2 miles W. of Howden, 1002 ac. (25 water), pop. 237.

Assendon, liberty, Pirton par., S. Oxfordshire, 4
miles NW. of Henley on Thames; P.O.

Asserby, hamlet, Bilsby par., mid. Lincolnshire.

Assey, Assei, or Athsy, par., mid. co. Meath, 4 miles
S. of Navan, on river Boyne, 1218 ac., pop. 70.

Assington, par. and seat, W. Suffolk, 5 miles SE.
of Sudbury, 2986 ac., pop. 735 ; P.O.

Assleed, rivulet, Aberdeenshire, flowing 7 miles S.
to the Ythan.

Assynt, extensive maritime par. and hamlet, SW.
Sutherlandshire, 110,111 ac., pop. 2781; contains Loch
Assynt, which is 5 miles long, and 215 ft. above the
sea-level. The hamlet is also called Inchnadamff, and
is 32 miles E. of Lairg ry. sta.; P.O.

* Asta, vil. and lake, Shetland, 6¼ miles E. of Lerwick.

Astbnry, par. and vil., mid. Cheshire, near Congle-
ton, 21,304 ac., pop. 18,242 ; P.O.

Astee, or Asdce, vil., N. co. Kerry, 9 miles N. of
Listowel; P.O.

Asterby, par., mid. Lincolnshire, 6 miles NE. of
Horncastle, 620 ac., pop. 213.

Asterleigh, or Asterley, ancient par., annexed to
Kiddington, Oxfordshire, 4¼ miles NW. of Woodstock,
296 ac., pop. 52.

Asterley, township, Pontesbury par., S. Shropshire,

9 miles SW. of Shrewsbury.

Asterton, township, Norbury par., S. Shropshire, 5
miles SW. of Church Stretton.

Asthall, par. and vil., W. Oxfordshire, 3 miles SE.
of Burford, 2223 ac., pop. 374.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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