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Ashby
Ashby may refer to: People * Ashby (surname) * Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby (1267–1314), governor of Rockingham Castle and steward of Rockingham Forest, England * Walter Ashby Plecker (1861–1947), American physician and public health advocate * Henry Ashby Turner (born 1932), American historian of Germany * Ashby Pate (born 1978), American lawyer Places Australia * Ashby, Victoria * Ashby, Western Australia United Kingdom * Ashby, Lincolnshire * Ashby, Suffolk * Ashby with Oby, Norfolk * Ashby by Partney, Lincolnshire * Ashby cum Fenby, Lincolnshire * Ashby de la Launde, Lincolnshire * Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire * Ashby Folville, Leicestershire * Ashby Magna, Leicestershire * Ashby Parva, Leicestershire * Ashby Puerorum, Lincolnshire * Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire * Ashby St Mary, Norfolk * Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire * Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire * Cold Ashby, Northamptonshire * Mears Ashby, Northamptonshire * West Ashby, Linco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby St Mary
Ashby St Mary, historically Ascebei, is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 297 in 115 households, the population increasing to 316 in 120 households at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk. The village contains a number of heritage-listed buildings, which include a 13th-century church, a War Memorial, and an early 18th Century Hall, Barn and Garden house. Location The village is situated south-east of Norwich and north of Thurton, with Claxton (to the north), Hellington (to the west) and Carleton St Peter (to the east) all lying a similar distance away. The church has a high tower, a long, low nave, and an impressive Norman doorway. A tombstone in the graveyard depicts a husband and wife (George and Ann Basey) feeding their turkeys and geese; Ann's carving is repeated on the village sign, which w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, sometimes spelt Ashby de la Zouch () and shortened locally to Ashby, is a market town and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. The town is near to the Derbyshire and Staffordshire borders. Its 2001 census population of 11,410 rose to 12,370 in 2011. The castle in the town was an important fort in the 15th–17th centuries. In the 19th century the town's main industries were ribbon manufacture, coal mining, and brickmaking. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Shellbrook to the west and Boundary to the north-west. Swadlincote, Burton upon Trent, Melbourne and Coalville are within , with Derby due north. Ashby lies at the heart of The National Forest, about south of the Peak District National Park, on the A42 between Tamworth and Nottingham. In 2018, Ashby Market Street was named "Best Shopping Experience", and in 2019 it made the final of the rising-star category for UK high streets. History The town was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby, Massachusetts
Ashby is a New England town, town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,193 at the 2020 census, which makes it the least populous municipality in Middlesex County. The Town of Ashby is primarily a bedroom community consisting almost entirely of single family homes and a limited number of businesses. Ashby is also host to a large portion of the Willard Brook State Forest. Including Damon Pond, Trap Falls, and numerous miles of hiking trails. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (1.53%) is water. Ashby is bordered by New Ipswich, New Hampshire, New Ipswich, New Hampshire and Mason, New Hampshire, Mason, New Hampshire to the north, Townsend, Massachusetts, Townsend to the east, Lunenburg, Massachusetts, Lunenburg to the southeast, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, Fitchburg to the south, and Ashburnham, Massachusetts, Ashburnham to the west. Situated at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby De La Launde
Ashby de la Launde is a small village, part of the civil parishes in England, civil parish of Ashby de la Launde and Bloxholm, in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. The village is situated just west of Digby, Lincolnshire, Digby, and east of the A15 road (Great Britain), A15 and B1191 roads. History In ''Domesday Book'' the village is called "Ashebi", comprising two manors, in the possession of Ralph Paynel and Kolsveinn of Lincoln. The Lord of the Manor, William de Essheby, (or ''Ashby''), founded the Knights Templar preceptory Temple Bruer, around 1150, joining the order himself, and increasing his endowment to it before his death. In time, the preceptory, became the second wealthiest in Britain, funding the Crusades from sheep rearing and wool exports to Europe. A descendant, also named William de Essheby, gave the Knights Templar the advowson of the village's church (building), church, dedicated to Saint Hybald, in return for the Templars providing, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mears Ashby
Mears Ashby is a village in the county of Northamptonshire, England. It lies between the county town of Northampton and Wellingborough and was in the West ward of borough council of Wellingborough area which also included Sywell prior to local government reform in 2021. At the time of the 2011 census, it had a population of 473. The villages name means 'Ash-tree farm/settlement' or perhaps, 'Aski's farm/settlement'. The village was held by Robert de Mares in 1242. Mears Ashby Hall and Estate Located to the south of the village is Mears Ashby Hall, a fine Grade II* listed Jacobean Manor House. The Hall was built in 1637 and was owned by the Stockdale family ( Stockdale Baronets), who descend from the Yorkshire landowning family of the same name. In 1859 the East Wing by Anthony Salvin was added by Henry Stockdale. During the 1980s the Hall became known for performances of Operatic Music organised by Frederick Stockdale. The long association of the Stockdale family at Mears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby Magna
Ashby Magna is a small English village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. The parish has a population of 294, increasing at the 2011 census to 347. It is in the west of the district, and lies midway between junctions 20 and 21 of the M1. Nearby places are Willoughby Waterleys, Peatling Parva and Dunton Bassett. The village is of Danish origin and recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' as 'Essebi' or 'Asseby'. Its name derives from the 'ash' tree, from 'by', Old Danish for a farmstead or settlement, and from 'Magna', Latin for great. It was large by medieval standards but the population has remained static at around 300-400. The Anglican church of St Mary's is a grade II* listed building currently on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register An annual ''Heritage at Risk Register'' is published by Historic England. The survey is used by national and local government, a wide range of individuals and heritage groups to establish the extent of risk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby St Ledgers
Ashby St Ledgers is a village in the West Northamptonshire district of Northamptonshire, England.OS Explorer Map Map 223 - Northampton & Market Harborough (1:25 000) The post town is Rugby in Warwickshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 173. The Manor House is famous for being a location for the planning of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. Location The nearest large towns are Rugby, north west, and Daventry, south. The A5 road, following the course of the Roman Watling Street, passes about a mile east. Rugby has the nearest railway station on the West Coast Main Line, with trains to London Euston and several other parts of the country. It is about north via the A5 to the M1 London to Yorkshire motorway junction 18 and about south to junction 16. History Ashby St Ledgers was first mentioned in the Domesday Book, which gave the place name as Ascebi ("ash tree settlement"). In Norman times, a church was erected on the site, dedicated to Sain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Ashby
Castle Ashby is the name of a civil parish, an estate village and an English country house in rural Northamptonshire. Historically the village was set up to service the needs of Castle Ashby House, the seat of the Marquess of Northampton. The village has one small pub-hotel, The Falcon. At the time of the 2011 census, the parish's population (including Chadstone) was 111 people. The village contains many houses rebuilt from the 1860s onwards. These include work by the architect E.F. Law of Northampton, whose work can also be seen nearby at Horton Church. The castle is the result of a licence obtained in 1306, for Walter Langton, Bishop of Coventry, to castellate his mansion in the village of Ashby. The villages name means 'Ash-tree farm/settlement'. There was a castle here, later replaced by the Elizabethan mansion. See also *Castle Ashby House *Compton Wynyates Compton Wynyates is a Tudor country house in Warwickshire, England, a Grade I listed building. The Tudor peri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby With Oby
Ashby with Oby is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, which is located some 5 km or 3 miles north of Acle and 15 km or 9 miles north-west of Great Yarmouth. It named for the deserted mediaeval villages of Ashby and Oby, with their lost churches. Geography The civil parish has an area of , part of which is in The Broads National Park. The River Bure forms the western boundary, beyond which is the parish of Upton with Fishley although there is no crossing point. The other neighbouring parishes are Thurne to the north-west, Repps with Bastwick to the north, Rollesby to the north-east and Clippesby to the east. The parish is almost all farmland, with a few small areas of woodland and a flat topography. The farmland is mostly arable, with some large fields, but the southern portion is drained marshland. This has smaller fields separated by drainage ditches, which in Norfolk are called ''dikes''. Many of these are still meadows, under permanent grass. There is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby By Partney
Ashby by Partney is a hamlet in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated to the south of the A158 road, and east from the town of Spilsby. It neighbours the village of Partney, and forms part of the civil parish of Ashby with Scremby. The settlement is recorded in the ''Domesday Book'' as consisting of 26 households, with Earl Hugh of Chester as Lord of the Manor. The church, dedicated to Saint Helen, was built of pale orange brick in 1841, on the site of an earlier church. C. Hodgson Fowler restored the interior in 1892, retaining the 14th-century font. It is a Grade II listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel .... References External links * * Hamlets in Lincolnshire East Lindsey District {{Lincolnshire-geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby Parva
Ashby Parva is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The parish had a population of 211 according to the 2001 census, increasing to 233 at the 2011 census. The village is in the west of the district, west of the M1 motorway, and nearby Ullesthorpe, Leire and Bitteswell. It is about 3 miles away from Lutterworth. The village was recorded in the Domesday Book. Ashby Parva is the home of the newly built Midlands Roller Arena, which used to host Major League Roller Hockey Europe competitions in the UK. It is the only purpose built inline hockey arena in the UK that is solely for the use of this one sport and it is used by thousands of athletes every year. The village's name means 'farm/settlement by the ash trees'. 'Parva' is the Latin word for small. The Civil War During the English Civil War parliamentary troops from Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashby, Minnesota
Ashby is a city in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 469 at the 2020 census. History Ashby was platted in 1879, and named for Gunder Ash, an early Norwegian settler. A post office has been in operation at Ashby since 1880. On July 8, 2020, areas north of Ashby were struck by a violent EF4 tornado. The twister killed one person and destroyed three farmsteads. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Minnesota State Highway 78 serves as a main route in the community. Interstate 94 is nearby. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 446 people, 197 households, and 132 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 232 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 1.8% African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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