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Askern is a town and civil parish within the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is on the A19 road between Doncaster and Selby. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it became a spa town in the late 19th century, but this stopped once coal mines opened in the town. The last mine closed in the 1990s. It had a population of 5,570 at the 2011 Census.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askern
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°37'0"N 1°8'35"W
- Doncaster 7.4 km
- York 43 km
- Huddersfield 48 km
- Nottingham 69 km
- Metropolitan Borough of Stockport 76 km
- Leicester 103 km
- Warrington 104 km
- Sutton Coldfield 123 km
- Walsall 123 km
- Telford 136 km
- Robin Hood Golf Club (Doncaster) 3.4 km
- Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve 5 km
- Thorpe Marsh Power Station (disused) 5.4 km
- Redhouse Interchange Junction 38 A1(M) 6.3 km
- Woodlands 6.5 km
- Bentley 8 km
- Sandall Park 8.8 km
- Sunnyfields 8.8 km
- Brodsworth Hall 9 km
- Wheatly Hills Golf Club 10 km