Miscellanea
- Benjamin Jowett used to bring small parties of undergraduates from Oxford to study in Askrigg.
- Askrigg acquired a reputation for clockmaking; the earliest mention of Askrigg clockmakers being a Quaker named John Ogden, who moved to Askrigg in 1680 and manufactured his clocks there until 1720. He was succeeded by Mark Metcalfe (1687-1776) and Christopher Caygill (1747-1803). Another well-known clockmaker was James Pratt (1787-1850). All three had sons who were also clockmakers. Two 19th-century clockmakers were John Stancliffe and John Skidmore.
- Askrigg is also known for its hand-knitting.
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