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OS grid reference
  
TG413148

Country
  
England

Post town
  
GREAT YARMOUTH

Area
  
5.72 km²

Shire county
  
Norfolk

Region
  
East

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
NR29

Local time
  
Sunday 1:06 PM

District
  
Borough of Great Yarmouth

Ashby with Oby

Weather
  
12°C, Wind SW at 32 km/h, 71% Humidity

Ashby with Oby is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, which is located some 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Acle and 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Great Yarmouth. The parish largely comprises scattered farms, and is named for the tiny settlements of Ashby and Oby.

Map of Ashby with Oby, UK

The civil parish has an area of 5.72 square kilometres (2 sq mi). In the 2001 census it had a population of 69 in 28 households. At the 2011 Census the population of the parish remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Thurne. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.[1]

Wisemans's Mill is a 4-storey brick-built windpump built in 1753 by Robert Martin.

References

Ashby with Oby Wikipedia