Askrigg by munki-boy
Askrigg
Askrigg is in The Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.
Askrigg is a small village in Wensleydale and has cobbled streets and a typically North Yorkshire rural charm. It lies in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Askrigg is most famous for its association with fictional vet James Herriot, in the television series All Creatures Great and Small. Askrigg village was the fictional village of Darrowby in the series. The vet’s surgery of Skeldale House is Cringley House in Askrigg and The Kings Arms pub became The Drovers Arms pub in the series.
Askrigg is also famous for being the first place in Wensleydale to have electric light. In 1908 an entrepreneur named William Burton used machinery at a nearby mill to generate electricity. This continued until 1948, when it was put onto the National Grid. The remnants of the mill can be seen today.
There are many walks from Askrigg. The most popular takes you to Mill Gill Force and Whitfield Gill. It is full of spectacular scenery and takes in three waterfalls, a disused quarry and the edge of Whitfield Scar.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Askrigg
Local History around Askrigg
There are some historic monuments around including:
Bainbridge Roman fort and annexeCairn on Addlebrough Hill including cup marked boulders.Sargill ore hearth lead smelt mill, on North Rigg, 340m south east of Sargill Lead MineBainbridge slight univallate hillfortRing cairn on Force Ing, west of Whitfield GillCastle Dykes HengeCairn on Green Scar, 470m SE of New BridgeStony Raise cairn, Greenber Edge.Ring cairn 580m west of Askrigg churchBow Bridge 90m east of Bowbridge HillEnclosures on Greenber Edge.
