Asterby

Asterby

St Peters Church, Asterby
Asterby
 Asterby shown within Lincolnshire
Population 103 (2001)
OS grid referenceTF264794
   – London 120 mi (190 km)  S
DistrictEast Lindsey
Shire countyLincolnshire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Louth
Postcode district LN11
Police Lincolnshire
Fire Lincolnshire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentLouth and Horncastle
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Coordinates: 53°17′48″N 0°06′17″W / 53.29658700°N 0.10467522°W

Asterby is a hamlet between Goulceby and Scamblesby, west of Louth, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The civil parish of Asterby had a population of 103 according to the 2001 census.

Asterby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book with 18 households and 120 acres (0.5 km2) of meadow.[1] Three human skeletons and a dagger were dug up in 1821 in a field near the church.[2][3]

Asterby church, which was dedicated to St Peter, is no longer open to the public, having been sold into private ownership. The churchyard burial ground is open to the public, and is used for local burials. It dates from the 14th century, with later alterations.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Asterby". Domesday Map. Anna Powell Smith/University of Hull. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Asterby DMV (352888 )". PastScape. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Human remains and dagger, Asterby (352903 )". PastScape. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "St Peters Church, Asterby (352882 )". PastScape. Retrieved 7 July 2011.

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