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".[1] A chapel at the site (St Leonard's Chapel), of which little remains, is the main reason that the village was built.[1]
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.[2] In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Asbian' derives its name from Little Asby Scar.[3]
See also
Sources
- ^ a b Little Asby Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine at the Cumbria Directory
- ^ Little Asby Common on the Friends of the Lake District website
- ^ Harland, W.B. 1990 A Geologic Time Scale 1989, Cambridge University Press p43
External links
Media related to Little Asby at Wikimedia Commons
- Little Asby Village website
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