Editing Askern (section)

{{Short description|Town and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                  = England
| coordinates              = {{coord|53.6167|-1.15|display=inline,title}}
| official_name            = Askern
| population               = 5,570
| population_ref           = ([[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 census]])<ref name="NOMIS">{{NOMIS2011|id=E04000059|title=Askern Parish|access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>
| metropolitan_borough     = [[City of Doncaster]]
| civil_parish             = Askern
| region                   = Yorkshire and the Humber
| metropolitan_county      = [[South Yorkshire]]
| post_town                = DONCASTER
| postcode_district        = DN6
| postcode_area            = DN
| dial_code                = 01302
| os_grid_reference        = SE5513
| constituency_westminster = [[Doncaster North (UK Parliament constituency)|Doncaster North]]
| static_image_name        = AskernSpaPool(DavidPickersgill)Mar2008.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Askern Spa Pool
| london_distance          =
| area_total_sq_mi = 1.33
| type = [[Town]] and [[civil parish]]
}}
'''Askern''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|s|k|ər|n}}) is a town and [[civil parish]] within the [[City of Doncaster]], in [[South Yorkshire]], England. It is on the [[A19 road]] between [[Doncaster]] and [[Selby]]. [[Historic counties of England|Historically]] part of the [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], it had a population of 5,570 at the 2011 Census.<ref name="NOMIS"/> Askern was also known in for its [[Askern Greyhound Stadium|Greyhound Stadium]], which closed in 2022.