ASKERN: Doncaster Parish #19 of 43

In the North of Doncaster borough, there are a lot of farms - that's a fact you can't escape. The heavily industrialised areas fade away into open fields and countryside, with more than the odd tractor in your eyeline. The land usage is dominated by agriculture. So where you might ask, do all these farmers go when they need some food shopping? Well. of course, being on the fringes of a large town, some of course travel South into Doncaster, whilst others prefer to have things delivered to their doors. Those who choose neither though are likely to make use of the abundance of local retailers that you'll find if you take a short stroll though this next parish. It's a civil parish with town status, much like Maltby, only a lot smaller, about one third of the size in fact. It's even smaller than the last CP we saw with town status - Edlington - and that had an ASDA supermarket. This one has a Co-Op supermarket but most shoppers in this place are drawn more to the local rather than the chain. For a town, it's rather unique. It's another former mining community with a proud history, but you won't find anywhere else quite like this in South Yorkshire. Nowhere else to my knowledge has a spa pool/boating like in the town centre, and a big one at that. You can't avoid it either, no matter how you might try, you will always notice it from every direction you travel into the town. Also noticeable is the massive water tower, the quaint little church and the railway line connecting Drax power station in Selby with Doncaster. There's all that and plenty more hidden away in and around the town of ASKERN. **** My name is Andy. I am armed with a car, a GoPro and an unhealthy amount of time on my hands. Join me as I try to visit every single parish in the borough of Doncaster. There are 43. Here's the NINETEENTH one - Askern. #Askern, #Boating, #Lake, ​#WaterTower, #Drax, #Selby, #Colliery, #Hydro, #Spa, #Doncaster,​ #Parish​​​​​​​ Askern Lake: https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/services... The Land Trust: https://thelandtrust.org.uk/space/war... The Lakeside Practice: https://www.lakesidepractice.co.uk/ Friends of Askern Lake:   / 1067201473292495   Askern Main Colliery History: https://www.nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/coa.... I have me a Facebook page too!   / the-village-idiot-226069228730989   Come and join The Village People! (Subscribers only!)   / 1037756120085304   Please consider buying me a coffee to support the channel! The more I get the faster I'll get to your parish! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thevilla...