Ashby cum Fenby

Ashby cum Fenby

Church of St Peter, Ashby cum Fenby
Ashby cum Fenby
 Ashby cum Fenby shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid referenceTA254007
    London 153 mi (246 km)  S
Unitary authorityNorth East Lincolnshire
Ceremonial countyLincolnshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Grimsby
Postcode district DN37
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK ParliamentCleethorpes
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Coordinates: 53°29′19″N 0°06′40″W / 53.488671°N 0.111030°W

Ashby cum Fenby is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south from Grimsby, and just east of the A18 road.

In the 2001 Census the population was recorded as 248. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book.

Ashby cum Fenby Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Peter.[1] The church has an Early English tower, aisle and belfry, a Decorated chancel, and Perpendicular font. Beneath the tower are remaining parts of a 13th-century rood screen. In the north aisle are monuments to Sir William Wray (d. 1617) and his wife Frances (d. 1647), and to Susanna Drury, sister of Frances.[2]

References

  1. Historic England. "Church of St Peter (1346925)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 47; Methuen & Co. Ltd

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