Asby is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...

in the Eden district of

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. Historically part of

Westmorland Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland'';R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref> is a historic county in North West England spanning the southern Lake District and the northern Dales. It had an ...

, it includes the villages of

Great Asby Great Asby is a village in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, it is located approximately south east of Penrith and approximately south of Appleby-in-Westmorland. Its name is said to be derived from the non, askr, meaning as ...

and

Little Asby 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".

. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 280, and this had increased to 309 at the 2011 Census.

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Cumbria County History Trust: Asby
(nb: provisional research only – see Talk page) Civil parishes in Cumbria {{Cumbria-geo-stub

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