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]

Little Asby
Cottage, Little Asby
Little Asby is located in the former Eden District
Little Asby
Little Asby
Location in Eden, Cumbria
Little Asby is located in Cumbria
Little Asby
Little Asby
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY697097
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAPPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND
Postcode districtCA16
Dialling code015396
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°28′52″N 2°28′01″W / 54.481°N 2.467°W / 54.481; -2.467

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]

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Sources

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  1. ^ a b Little Asby Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine at the Cumbria Directory
  2. ^ Little Asby Common on the Friends of the Lake District website
  3. ^ Harland, W.B. 1990 A Geologic Time Scale 1989, Cambridge University Press p43
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