Askerswell (/ˈæskərzwəl/) is a small village and civil parish in the county of Dorset in southwest England.

[5] In 1086 in the Domesday Book Askerswell was recorded as Oscherwille;[6] it had 30 households, was in Eggardon Hundred and the lord and tenant-in-chief was Tavistock Abbey.

[7] Askerswell parish church has an early 15th-century west tower, but the rest of the building was rebuilt by Talbot Bury in 1858.

[5][8] There are twenty structures in the parish that are listed by English Heritage for their historic or architectural interest.

In the United Kingdom national parliament Askerswell is in the West Dorset parliamentary constituency.