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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