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Aughton, a parish-town, in Holme-Beacon division of Harthill; 6 miles from Howden, 7 ½ from Selby, 13 from York. – Pop. 269. the Church is a vicarage, dedicated to All Saints, in the deanery of Harthill, value, £4 p.r. £85 18s. 3d. Patron, - Flitcroft, Esq.

This was the residence of Robert Aske, who headed the insurrection called the “Pilgrimage of Grace” in the reign of Henry VIII. There are no remains of the ancient mansion or castle; but the site is marked by ditches or moats, one within another, with the interior vallum raised to a great height, which shews it to have been a place of considerable strength.

Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Yorkshire By Thomas Langdale. Second Edition. Printed and Sold by J. Langdale; and sold by T. Langdale, Ripon. 1822.