Askham, Nottinghamshire
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Askham is a village and civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the Bassetlaw
Bassetlaw
Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107,713. The borough is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop, site of the borough offices, and Retford...

 district of Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, about six miles south-east of East Retford. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 183.

St. Nicholas' Church, Askham
St. Nicholas' Church, Askham
St. Nicholas' Church, Askham is a parish church in the Church of England in Askham, Nottinghamshire.The church is Grade II* listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as it is a particularly significant building of more than local interest....

is Norman, restored in 1906-07.

External links

For a photo of Askham (with notes) follow this link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/effingham/274780098/

More photos of Askham are here: http://photos.marmot.org.uk/a/1483
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