Great Asby
| Great Asby | |
| Westmorland | |
|---|---|
 St Helens Alms House, Great Asby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NY679132 |
| Location: | 54°30’47"N, 2°29’46"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 309 (2011) |
| Post town: | Appleby In Westmorland |
| Postcode: | CA16 |
| Dialling code: | 017683 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Westmorland & Furness |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Penrith and The Border |
Great Asby is a village in Westmorland, some five miles south of Westmorland’s county town, Appleby-in-Westmorland, and fifteen miles south-east of Penrith (across in Cumberland). The name of the village is said to be derived from the Old Norse askr, meaning 'ash tree' and by, meaning farm.
Today the village remains a farming community. According to the 2011 census the parish of Asby, including Little Asby, had a population of just 309.
The village's church is St Peter's, which was built between 1863 and 1866.
About the village
Asby Gill runs through the middle of Great Asby although this gill tends more commonly to be dry except after heavy rain.[1]
About two and a half miles south-west of the village is Great Asby Scar, which has been declared a national nature reserve, partly due to its limestone geology and also the flora that grow in its limestone pavement areas.[2]
See also
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Asby Great Asby) |
References
- ↑ Great Asby info - Maulds Meaburn
- ↑ Great Asby Scar - Natural England