Little Asby
| Little Asby | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 Cottage, Little Asby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY697097 |
| Location: | 54°30’45"N, 2°22’21"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Appleby In Westmorland |
| Postcode: | CA16 |
| Dialling code: | 015396 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
Little Asby is a small village in Westmorland. Its name is said to be derived from the Old Norse words askr, meaning "ash", and by, meaning "farm".
A chapel at the site (St Leonard's Chapel), of which little remains, was the core around which the village first grew.
Just outside the village, to the west, is Little Asby Common, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation because of the plant species that inhabit the limestone pavement areas, as well as the limestone geology of the area.[1] In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Asbian' derives its name from Little Asby Scar.[2]
See also
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Little Asby) |
References
- ↑ Little Asby Common on the Friends of the Lake District website
- ↑ Harland, W.B. 1990 A Geologic Time Scale 1989, Cambridge University Press p43