Place:Aiskew, North Riding of Yorkshire, England

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Name	Aiskew
Alt names	Echescol	source: Wikipedia (from Domesday Book)
	Little Leeming	source: hamlet in parish
Type	Township, Civil parish
Coordinates	54.291°N 1.584°W
Located in	North Riding of Yorkshire, England ( - 1974)
Also located in	North Yorkshire, England (1974 - )
	Yorkshire, England
See also	Bedale, North Riding of Yorkshire, England	ancient parish in which it was a township
	Hang East Wapentake, North Riding of Yorkshire, England	early county division in which it was located
	Bedale Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England	rural district of which it was a part 1894-1974
	Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England	municipal district of which it has been a part since 1974

the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia

Aiskew (#2 on map) is now a civil parish and a village in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated to the immediate northeast of the town of Bedale and separated from it by Bedale Beck.

According to the 2001 UK census, the population was 2,163 living in 863 dwellings. The 2011 UK census showed this had increased to 2,427 in 985 dwellings.

Prior to the nationwide municipal reorganization of 1974, Aiskew was part of Bedale Rural District. Historically, it was located in the ancient and ecclesiastical parish of Bedale in wapentake of Hang East.

The following description from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 is provided by the website A Vision of Britain Through Time (University of Portsmouth Department of Geography).

"AISKEW, or Askew, a township in Bedale parish, [North Riding of] Yorkshire; ¾ mile ENE of Bedale. It contains Little Leeming hamlet, Baptist and Roman Catholic chapels, and an endowed school. Population: 759. Houses: 164."

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Research Tips

GENUKI on Aiskew. The GENUKI page gives numerous references to local bodies providing genealogical assistance.
A Vision of Britain through Time on Aiskew.
The FamilySearch wiki on the ecclesiastical parish of Bedale provides a list of useful resources for the local area.

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Categories: North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Aiskew, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Bedale, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Hang East, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Bedale Rural, North Riding of Yorkshire, England | Hambleton District, North Yorkshire, England