Aysgarth
Coordinates: 54°17′26″N 1°59′40″W / 54.29046°N 1.99444°W
| Aysgarth | |
 Bridge over Aysgarth Falls |
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 Aysgarth
Aysgarth shown within North Yorkshire |
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| Population | 197 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SE004883 |
| District | Richmondshire |
| Shire county | North Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEYBURN |
| Postcode district | DL8 |
| Police | North Yorkshire |
| Fire | North Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Aysgarth is a village and civil parish in Wensleydale, in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, about sixteen miles south-west from Richmond. According to the 2001 UK census the parish had a population of 197 people in 88 households.[1]
The George and Dragon Inn in Aysgarth dates from the 17th century[2] when it was a coaching inn and is now a Grade II listed building.[3] Local real ale from the Black Sheep Brewery and the Yorkshire Dales Brewing Company is served.[4]
St. Andrew's Church in Aysgarth was substantially rebuilt in 1536,[5] and restored in 1866 is now a Grade II* listed building.[6] The unusually large churchyard extends to about four acres. The church preserves a number of fittings that were rescued from Jervaulx Abbey at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, including a rood screen and the abbot's stall.[7]
The village gives its name to the nearby Aysgarth Falls.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Aysgarth CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2004. http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=797971&c=DL8+3AD&d=16&e=15&g=476302&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1240088270656&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "Real Ale, Real Welcome!". The George and Dragon Inn, Aysgarth, Leyburn, North Yorkshire. http://www.georgeanddragonaysgarth.co.uk/enter.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- ^ Details from listed building database (323061) . Images of England. English Heritage.
- ^ "Real Ale, Real Welcome!". The George and Dragon Inn, Aysgarth, Leyburn, North Yorkshire. http://www.georgeanddragonaysgarth.co.uk/enter.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
- ^ "Aysgarth Church". Britannia.com. http://www.britannia.com/tours/yorksmon/aysgarth.html. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
- ^ Details from listed building database (323060) . Images of England. English Heritage.
- ^ "Aysgarth Church". The George and Dragon Inn, Aysgarth, Leyburn, North Yorkshire. http://www.georgeanddragonaysgarth.co.uk/wensleydale.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
[edit] External links
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