Asterby Explained

Static Image Name:St Peter's Church Asterby - geograph.org.uk - 44351.jpg
Static Image Caption:St Peters Church, Asterby
Country:England
Official Name:Asterby
Coordinates:53.2966°N -0.1047°W
Population:159
Population Ref:(2011)
Shire District:East Lindsey
Shire County:Lincolnshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Louth and Horncastle
Post Town:Louth
Postcode District:LN11
Postcode Area:LN
Os Grid Reference:TF264794
London Distance Mi:120
London Direction:S

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, increasing to 159 (including Stenigot) at the 2011 census.[1]

Asterby is listed in the 1086 Domesday Book with 18 households and 120acres of meadow.[2] Three human skeletons and a dagger were dug up in 1821 in a field near the church.[3] [4]

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 alterations around 1900 by W. Mortimer and Son.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 20 August 2015. Office for National Statistics. Neighbourhood Statistics.
  2. Web site: Asterby. Domesday Map. Anna Powell Smith/University of Hull. 7 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328075719/http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TF2679/asterby/. 28 March 2012. dead.
  3. 352888. Asterby DMV. 7 July 2011.
  4. 352903. Human remains and dagger, Asterby. 7 July 2011.
  5. 352882. St Peters Church, Asterby. 7 July 2011.