Askham Bryan College
Encyclopedia
Askham Bryan College is a specialist landbased college based in Askham Bryan
, York
, England
. It also has centres in Thirsk
, Bedale
, Harrogate
, Guisborough
, Bradford
, Wakefield
Scarborough and Penrith.
It was built in 1936, but not opened until after the Second World War when it opened as the Yorkshire Agricultural Institute. The college runs courses in Agriculture, Animal Management, Equine Management, Engineering, Motor Sport, Horticulture, Food Technology, Arboriculture, Floristry, Environmental Management, Highways Maintenance, Plant Maintenance and General Education.
The college farm is 1022 acres (4.1 km²) and supports three farms; Westfield Farm which accommodates a 250 Holstein Friesian dairy herd and the National Beef Training Centre, East Barrow Farm which houses the college Equine Department with 44 horses and Animal Management Department and Headley Hall Farm which is the arable farm formerly of the University of Leeds
Alumni includes: Geoffrey Smith, horticulturalist, writer and broadcaster and Joe Maiden
, horticulturalist and broadcaster, BBC Radio Leeds
.
Askham Bryan
Askham Bryan is a village and civil parish in the unitary authority of City of York in the north of England, 6 miles south west of York, west of Bishopthorpe, and close to Askham Richard and Copmanthorpe. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 582. Prior to 1996 it formed...
, York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, 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...
. It also has centres in Thirsk
Thirsk
Thirsk is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The local travel links are located a mile from the town centre to Thirsk railway station and to Durham Tees Valley Airport...
, Bedale
Bedale
Bedale is a market town and civil parish in the district of Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England. It lies north of Leeds, southwest of Middlesbrough, and south west of the county town of Northallerton...
, Harrogate
Harrogate
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England. The town is a tourist destination and its visitor attractions include its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens, and Betty's Tea Rooms. From the town one can explore the nearby Yorkshire Dales national park. Harrogate originated in the 17th...
, Guisborough
Guisborough
Guisborough is a market town and civil parish within the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England....
, Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
Scarborough and Penrith.
It was built in 1936, but not opened until after the Second World War when it opened as the Yorkshire Agricultural Institute. The college runs courses in Agriculture, Animal Management, Equine Management, Engineering, Motor Sport, Horticulture, Food Technology, Arboriculture, Floristry, Environmental Management, Highways Maintenance, Plant Maintenance and General Education.
The college farm is 1022 acres (4.1 km²) and supports three farms; Westfield Farm which accommodates a 250 Holstein Friesian dairy herd and the National Beef Training Centre, East Barrow Farm which houses the college Equine Department with 44 horses and Animal Management Department and Headley Hall Farm which is the arable farm formerly of the University of Leeds
Alumni includes: Geoffrey Smith, horticulturalist, writer and broadcaster and Joe Maiden
Joe Maiden (horticulturist)
Joe Maiden is a well known gardener, horticulturist, author and BBC Radio presenter based in Huby , Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. Brought up in Penrith in Cumbria he was educated at Askham Bryan College....
, horticulturalist and broadcaster, BBC Radio Leeds
BBC Radio Leeds
BBC Radio Leeds is the BBC Local Radio service for the English metropolitan county of West Yorkshire.- Frequencies :It broadcasts from its studios at St...
.