Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Askern is a town in South Yorkshire, in the metropolitan borough of Doncaster. It is on the A19 between Doncaster and Selby. It became a spa town in the late 19th century, but this stopped once coal mines opened in the town. The last mine closed in the 1990s. Geography Askern is located at 53°37'00" North, 01°09'00" West (53.6167, -1.1500)1. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.