Little Asby
| Little Asby | |
|---|---|
 Cottage, Little Asby | |
| OS grid reference | NY697097 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND |
| Postcode district | CA16 |
| Dialling code | 015396 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North West |
| UK Parliament | |
Little Asby is a small village in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, its name is said to be derived from the Norse words askr, meaning "ash", and by, meaning "farm".[1] A chapel at the site (St Leonard's Chapel), of which little remains, is the main reason that the village was built.[1]
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.[2] In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Asbian' derives its name from Little Asby Scar.[3]
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b Little Asby Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine at the Cumbria Directory
- ^ Little Asby Common on the Friends of the Lake District website
- ^ Harland, W.B. 1990 A Geologic Time Scale 1989, Cambridge University Press p43
External links[edit]
Media related to Little Asby at Wikimedia Commons
- Little Asby Village website