Askrigg is a small village and civil parish in Wensleydale in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Afterwards, the lands were owned on behalf of the Crown by Count Alan of Brittany, who granted then lordship of the manor to Gospatric, son of Arnketil.

[5][6] The village remained of little commercial importance throughout the 13th and 14th centuries when Wensleydale was extensively used for sheep grazing by the Cistercian monks, who became prosperous on the profits of the wool trade.

In the 15th and 16th centuries, however, secular wealth became important in the dale following the border conflicts in the north and the Dissolution of the Monasteries throughout the country.

[7] Askrigg was granted a Charter by Elizabeth I in 1587 for the holding of a weekly market on Thursday, and of fairs in spring, summer and autumn.

Askrigg's prosperity peaked in the 18th century when trade in textiles and knitting was most lucrative and the village supported many craftsmen and gained a reputation for clockmaking.

Mary, Queen of Scots, was once imprisoned in the house, possibly before she was moved to Castle Bolton further down the dale.

[10] Askrigg market cross was erected in 1830, while a stone pump and an iron bull ring are set into the cobbles.

The other pub, the Kings Arms Hotel, was built in 1767 as a coaching inn by John Pratt, a local who had made a fortune as a jockey.

He kept his hunters and pack of hounds in a yard behind the house he built on Askrigg's main street in 1767.

This had been planned for since 2005,[11] but due to spiralling costs, the railway is focussing on reaching only Castle Bolton initially from Redmire.

[15] The civil parish area covers the village itself and several small hamlets including Newbiggin and Woodhall.

[19] Pupils would receive secondary education at The Wensleydale School and Sixth Form in Leyburn.

It has a multi use games area that can be used for Football, Tennis, Basketball and Netball, and there is also a Gymnasium with a Fitness Centre.

[23] The village has become notable through its role as the fictional Darrowby in the 1978-1990 BBC TV series All Creatures Great and Small.