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54°28′52″N2°28′01″W / 54.481°N 2.467°W / 54.481; -2.467

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]

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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]

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Sources

  1. 1 2 Little Asby Archived 2009-08-05 at the Wayback Machine at the Cumbria Directory
  2. Little Asby Common on the Friends of the Lake District website
  3. Harland, W.B. 1990 A Geologic Time Scale 1989, Cambridge University Press p43

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