West Ashby

West Ashby
West Ashby
	All Saints' Church, West Ashby
	West Ashby Location within Lincolnshire
Population	252 (2011)
OS grid reference	TF265723
• London	120 mi (190 km) S
Civil parish	West Ashby;
District	East Lindsey;
Shire county	Lincolnshire;
Region	East Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HORNCASTLE
Postcode district	LN9
Dialling code	01507
Police	Lincolnshire
Fire	Lincolnshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Louth and Horncastle;
	List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53°13′59″N 0°06′20″W / 53.233115°N 0.10549°W

West Ashby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the Horncastle to Louth A153 road, and 2 miles (3.2 km) north from the centre of Horncastle. Farthorpe, Middlethorpe, and Furzehills are hamlets within the parish. According to the 2001 Census, and 2011 Census, West Ashby had a population of 252.^[1]

The name 'Ashby' derives from the Old Norse askr-by meaning 'ash tree farm/settlement'.^[2] The remains of a henge monument can be found just west of the village, off Docking Lane.^{[citation needed]} Furze Hills is the site of the plague village of Northorpe.^[3]

All Saints parish church was extensively restored between 1848 and 1873.^{[citation needed]}

Horncastle's golf club is located at West Ashby Country Park, where Shearman's Wath road crosses the River Bain.

References

^ "Parish population 2001 & 2011". Retrieved 22 August 2015.
^ "Key to English Place-names". Key to English Place-names. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "History Detail".

External links

Media related to West Ashby at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Parish population 2001 & 2011". Retrieved 22 August 2015.

[2] "Key to English Place-names". Key to English Place-names. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[3] "History Detail".

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v t e Ceremonial county of Lincolnshire
Unitary authorities	North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire
Boroughs or districts	Boston East Lindsey Lincoln North Kesteven South Holland South Kesteven West Lindsey
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Alford Barton-upon-Humber Boston Bottesford Bourne Brigg Broughton Burgh le Marsh Caistor Cleethorpes Crowland Crowle Epworth Gainsborough Grantham Grimsby Holbeach Horncastle Immingham Kirton in Lindsey Lincoln Long Sutton Louth Mablethorpe Market Deeping Market Rasen North Hykeham Scunthorpe Skegness Sleaford Spalding Spilsby Stamford Sutton-on-Sea Wainfleet All Saints Woodhall Spa Winterton See also: List of civil parishes in Lincolnshire
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