Aswarby
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Coordinates: 52°56′42″N 0°24′49″W / 52.944900°N 0.41358858°W
| Aslackby and Laughton | |
 St Denys church, Aswarby |
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 Aslackby and Laughton
Aslackby and Laughton shown within Lincolnshire |
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| OS grid reference | TF 06697 39790 |
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| District | North Kesteven |
| Shire county | Lincolnshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Sleaford |
| Postcode district | NG34 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| EU Parliament | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Sleaford and North Hykeham |
| List of places: UK • England • Lincolnshire | |
Aswarby (pronounced 'as-r-bee') is a village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. Aswarby lies east off the A15 between Sleaford and the point where it crosses the A52, near Threekingham. With the village of Swarby, it forms the civil parish of Aswarby and Swarby.
Aswarby Grade I listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Denys.[1]
The village's Aswarby Hall, demolished after WWII with only the entrance gates now remaining, is the setting for a story by supernatural short fiction writer M. R. James.[citation needed]
Aswarby is the birthplace of the explorer George Bass.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Church of St Denys", National Heritage List for England, English Heritage.Retrieved 9 July 2011
- ^ Bishop's transcripts for Aswardby, 1561-1830, Church of England. Parish Church of Aswardby (Lincolnshire)
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