OS grid reference NY697097 Country England Post town APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND Local time Friday 6:58 AM District Eden District Civil parish Asby | Region North West Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district CA16 Shire county Cumbria Dialling code 015396 UK parliament constituency Penrith and The Border | |
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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". A chapel at the site (St Leonard’s Chapel), of which little remains, is the main reason that the village was built.
Map of Little Asby, Appleby-in-Westmorland, UK
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. In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Asbian' derives its name from Little Asby Scar.
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