Asselby
Encyclopedia
Asselby is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is located in the south-west of the county, north of the River Ouse
.
It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the market town
of Howden
.
The civil parish is formed by the village of Asselby and the hamlet
of Knedlington
, together with that part of Boothferry
village west of the B1228 road.
According to the 2001 UK census
, Asselby parish had a population of 299.
The village has one pub, The Black Swan Inn, a freehouse situated on Main Street. There are no other public businesses trading in the village. Unusually, Asselby is situated on an entirely dead-end road, which finishes in the next village (which is slightly larger than Asselby), Barmby on the Marsh
.
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, 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 is located in the south-west of the county, north of the River Ouse
River Ouse, Yorkshire
The River Ouse is a river in North Yorkshire, England. The river is formed from the River Ure at Cuddy Shaw Reach near Linton-on-Ouse, about 6 miles downstream of the confluence of the River Swale with the River Ure...
.
It is situated approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
of Howden
Howden
Howden is a small market town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies north of the M62, on the A614 road about north of Goole and south-west of York. William the Conqueror gave the town to the Bishops of Durham in 1080...
.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
of Knedlington
Knedlington
Knedlington is a small hamlet located in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England and forms part of the civil parish of Asselby. It is situated approximately west of the market town of Howden and lies to the west of the B1228 road...
, together with that part of Boothferry
Boothferry
Boothferry is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire in England. It is situated on the north bank of the River Ouse where the A614 road crosses the river...
village west of the B1228 road.
According to the 2001 UK census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
, Asselby parish had a population of 299.
The village has one pub, The Black Swan Inn, a freehouse situated on Main Street. There are no other public businesses trading in the village. Unusually, Asselby is situated on an entirely dead-end road, which finishes in the next village (which is slightly larger than Asselby), Barmby on the Marsh
Barmby on the Marsh
Barmby on the Marsh is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of the market town of Howden...
.