Raskelf
Encyclopedia
Raskelf is a Big village
and civil parish
in the district of North Yorkshire
, England
. The electoral role has a population of around 400. St Mary's church is notable as the only church in Yorkshire to have a wooden tower which dates back from medieval times. There still exists a 'pound' where stray animals were once kept. There are two public houses, The Old Black Bull and 'The Three Tuns'.
The village itself is split into two, 'The Green' and the main village which are about 400 yards apart. It is situated just off the A19
, 2.5 miles north of Easingwold
and 9 miles south of Thirsk
. It can be reached by either travelling from Easingwold, turning left at the round about at the top of Long Street, along Raskelf Road, or directly from the A19 (just after the Easingwold bypass travelling north), or from Helperby which connects Raskelf to the Boroughbridge/Harrogate areas of North Yorkshire.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
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 district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, 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...
. The electoral role has a population of around 400. St Mary's church is notable as the only church in Yorkshire to have a wooden tower which dates back from medieval times. There still exists a 'pound' where stray animals were once kept. There are two public houses, The Old Black Bull and 'The Three Tuns'.
The village itself is split into two, 'The Green' and the main village which are about 400 yards apart. It is situated just off the A19
A19 road
The A19 is a major road in England running approximately parallel to and east of the A1 road, although the two roads meet at the northern end of the A19, the two roads originally met at the southern end of the A19 in Doncaster but the old route of the A1 was changed to the A638. From Sunderland...
, 2.5 miles north of Easingwold
Easingwold
Easingwold is a small market town and a civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 4,233.It is located north of York, at the foot of the Howardian Hills....
and 9 miles south of 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...
. It can be reached by either travelling from Easingwold, turning left at the round about at the top of Long Street, along Raskelf Road, or directly from the A19 (just after the Easingwold bypass travelling north), or from Helperby which connects Raskelf to the Boroughbridge/Harrogate areas of North Yorkshire.