Ashby St Mary

Ashby St Mary

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latitude= 52.56
longitude=01.42
official_name =Ashby St Mary
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shire_county= Norfolk
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Ashby St Mary is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The civil parish has an area of 2.03 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 297 in 115 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk. [ [http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/ashbystmary_parish.asp Ashby St Mary parish information [South Norfolk Council ] ]

The village is situated 7½ miles (12 km) south-east of Norwich and a mile (1½ km) 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 door. [ [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/ashbystmary/ashbystmary.htm Ashby St Mary ] ] A tombstone in the graveyard depicts a lady with geese; this much-photographed carving is repeated on the village sign, which was commissioned in 2000 to celebrate the millennium. It also depicts a windmill which stood in the village until at least 1916. [ [http://www.ashbystmary.org.uk/parishhistory.htm Ashby St Mary Parish Council ] ]

The village was recorded in the Domesday Book. [cite web | title = The Domesday Book Index|url= http://www.haughton.net/domesdaybookplaces_a3.htm| publisher = Haughton.net| accessdate = 2007-11-04 ]

External links

* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/a/ashby_st_mary/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Ashby St Mary.
* [http://www.ashbystmary.org.uk/ Ashby St Mary Parish Council Website] The Official Website of Ashby St Mary Parish Council
* [http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/ashbystmary/ashbystmary.htm Ashby St Mary church]
* [http://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/ashby-st-mary-postmill.html Ashby windmill]

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