Askerton

Askerton
Askerton Castle
Askerton
Askerton shown within Cumbria
Population	141 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY555697
Civil parish	Askerton
District	City of Carlisle
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BRAMPTON
Postcode district	CA8
Dialling code	016977
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 55°01′12″N 2°41′46″W / 55.020°N 2.696°W / 55.020; -2.696Coordinates: 55°01′12″N 2°41′46″W / 55.020°N 2.696°W / 55.020; -2.696

Askerton is a civil parish in the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It has a population of 162 according to the 2001 census, decreasing to 141 at the 2011 Census. It includes various hamlets including Kirkcambeck and Shopford. It also covers Side Fell and Askerton Castle.

The parish was originally a township of Lanercost parish.

The name probably means 'Ásgeirr's tūn.' 'Ásgeirr' is a Scandinavian personal name, while tūn is Old English for 'farmstead, estate' or, if the place prospered, 'village'. So, 'the estate of Ásgeirr'.

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