ASHBY ST MARY

'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.^[1]
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 itself has a high tower, long, low nave, and an impressive Norman door. ^[2]. 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. ^[3]

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External links

★ Information from Genuki Norfolk on Ashby St. Mary.

★ Ashby St Mary Parish Council Website The Official Website of Ashby St.Mary Parish Council

★ Ashby St Mary church

★ Ashby windmill

References

1. http://www.south-norfolk.gov.uk/democracy/ashbystmary_parish.asp
2. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/ashbystmary/ashbystmary.htm
3. http://www.ashbystmary.org.uk/parishhistory.htm