Askerton is a civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England.

It also covers Side Fell and Askerton Castle.

[2]'Ásgeirr' is a Scandinavian personal name, while tūn is Old English for 'farmstead, estate' or, if the place prospered, 'village'.

Askerton has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).

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