Little Asby

Little Asby is a small village or hamlet in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland (now Westmorland and Furness), its name is said to be derived from the Norse words askr, meaning "ash", and by, meaning "farm".Little Asby at the Cumbria Directory A chapel (St Leonard's Chapel), of which little remains, lay at the centre of the hamlet. Foundation mounds which remain on the site indicate that the chapel was a rectangular building about 41 ft. by 21 ft. in size.British History Online, An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland: Asby, accessed on 27 June 2026

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.Little Asby Common on the Friends of the Lake District website In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Asbian' derives its name from Little Asby Scar.Harland, W.B. 1990 A Geologic Time Scale 1989, Cambridge University Press p43

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