Askerton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Askerton
Historical Forms
- duas Askertonas t.Rici Laner c.1195 ib
- Askerton c.1225 ib
- magna 1256 ib
- parva 1589 ExchKR
- Askyrton' 1291 Ass
- Askreton 1295 Cl
- Ascreton 1332 SR 1340 GDR
- High, Lowe Askerton 1603 Gilsland
Etymology
Probably, as suggested by Sedgefield (9), 'Ásgeirr 's tūn.' Björkman notes the forms Ascarus (NP 13) and Askerus (ZEN 15) for this Scandinavian name found in English documents.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Askerton Castle
- Askerton Park
- Brown Hill
- Bushley Bank
- The Butt
- Cammock Rigg
- Cocklet Rigg
- Collin Bank
- Doe Hill
- Elliotstown
- Fawcettlees
- Flowery Hirst
- Foulbog Rigg and Sike
- Gillalees
- Meughsgate
- High and Low Park
- Parkgate
- Red Hall
- Rigg Head
- Room's Cragg
- Shaw Plantation
- Shopford
- Side Fell
- Smithsteads
- Stack Cleugh
- Woodhead
- Bull Cleugh
- Haining Bank
- Mount Hulie
- Allergarth
- Bush
- Herd Hill
- Oakstock
- Barron's Pike
- The Beacon
- Birch Bush and Birk Bush
- Birky Clugh
- Bogside
- Bottle Crag
- High and Low Grains
- Howdale
- Jobscleugh
- Jock's Hill
- Knorren Lodge
- Lonning Head
- Lynes