Raskelf is a Big village and civil parish in the district of North Yorkshire, England. The electoral role has a population of around 400. St Mary's church is notable as the only church in Yorkshire to have a wooden tower which dates back from medieval times. There still exists a 'pound' where stray animals were once kept. There are two public houses, The Old Black Bull and 'The Three Tuns'.
The village itself is split into two, 'The Green' and the main village which are about 400 yards apart. It is situated just off the A19, 2.5 miles north of Easingwold and 9 miles south of Thirsk. It can be reached by either travelling from Easingwold, turning left at the round about at the top of Long Street, along Raskelf Road, or directly from the A19 (just after the Easingwold bypass travelling north), or from Helperby which connects Raskelf to the Boroughbridge/Harrogate areas of North Yorkshire.
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