- Aby
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 53.17546
longitude= -0.116052
official_name= Aby
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population =
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shire_county=Lincolnshire
lieutenancy_england=Lincolnshire
region= East Midlands
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dial_code=
os_grid_reference= TF410785
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london_distance=Aby is a village located in
Lincolnshire ,England . Aby is approximately 32 miles east of Lincoln, and 11 miles south of Louth. Before the railway line was closed, the village had the distinction of the shortest station name on the GB network.Aby forms part of the
civil parish ofAby with Greenfield that, in turn, is part ofEast Lindsey district.Attractions
Five miles south of Aby in Alford, there is the Alford Manor House Museum. [cite web |url=http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvvenues.nsf/Attractions/Alford%20Manor%20House%20Museum-LN13%209DJ |title=Alford Manor House Museum] The Claythorpe Watermill and Windfowl Gardens [cite web |url=http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvvenues.nsf/Attractions/Claythorpe%20Watermill%20and%20Wildfowl%20Gardens-LN13%200DU |title=Claythorpe Watermill and Windfowl Gardens] are in Claythorpe, less than a mile away. Church Farm Museum is located in nearby
Skegness . [cite web |url=http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvvenues.nsf/Attractions/Church%20Farm%20Museum-PE25%202HF |title=Church Farm Museum] Bolingbroke Castle is also nearby in Old Bolingbroke. [cite web |url=http://www.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvvenues.nsf/Attractions/Bolingbroke%20Castle-PE23%204HB |title=Bolingbroke Castle]Accommodation
The main Bed and Breakfast in Aby is the 'Cherry Tree' B&B. [cite web |url=http://www.cherrytreebandb.co.uk/index.php |title=Cherry Tree Bed and Breakfast] There is also Jasmine Cottage [cite web |url=http://stayinthearea.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/b?open&logid=&lang=&ref=localtrades.15100ebdafa9fe1280256e5a005b89e7&&body=localtrades&s=UKVwrapper |title=Jasmine Cottage] in nearby
Swaby , along with The Haywain Freehouse & Motel [cite web |url=http://stayinthearea.ukvillages.co.uk/ukvillages.nsf/b?open&logid=&lang=&ref=localtrades.01e9cb0a7187022d8025708c0032e5c3&&body=localtrades&s=UKVwrapper |title=The Haywain Freehouse and Motel] nearUlceby Cross , each about 3 miles from Aby.Schools
There is only one school in the village of Aby; The Aby
CofE Primary School. [cite web |url=http://schoolsinthearea.ukvillages.co.uk/school/2C22D37F8AA5ED9C80256AE70051AFBB&v=Aby-Lincolnshire&school=The%20Aby%20Cofe%20Primary%20School |title=The Aby Cofe Primary School] There are seven other schools in surrounding Withern, Alford, Well, Willoughby, and Stewton.References
External links
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Aby/ GENUKI page for Aby]
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