| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Little Asby - geograph.org.uk - 209917.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Cottage, Little Asby |
| Coordinates: | 54.481°N -2.467°W |
| Official Name: | Little Asby |
| Civil Parish: | Asby |
| Shire District: | Eden |
| Shire County: | Cumbria |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Penrith and The Border |
| Post Town: | APPLEBY-IN-WESTMORLAND |
| Postcode District: | CA16 |
| Postcode Area: | CA |
| Dial Code: | 015396 |
| Os Grid Reference: | NY697097 |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Eden |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Eden, Cumbria |
Little Asby is a small village in Cumbria, England. Historically part of Westmorland, its name is said to be derived from the Norse words askr, meaning "ash", and by, meaning "farm".[1] A chapel at the site (St Leonard's Chapel), of which little remains, is the main reason that the village was built.[1]
Just outside the village, to the west, is Little Asby Common, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation because of the plant species that inhabit the limestone pavement areas, as well as the limestone geology of the area.[2] In chronostratigraphy, the British sub-stage of the Carboniferous period, the 'Asbian' derives its name from Little Asby Scar.[3]