| Ashby St Mary | |
  Ashby St Mary shown within Norfolk |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
Ashby St Mary is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Norfolk Constabulary is the Home Office Police force which covers the county of Norfolk in England. The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service operates in the English county of Norfolk. The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust is the authority responsible for providing NHS Ambulance services in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England is a Constituency of the European Parliament. A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates List of places --> List of cities in the United Kingdom List of towns in England Lists of places This is a list of cities towns and villages in the ceremonial and Shire county of Norfolk, England A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet, but smaller than a Town or City. A civil parish in the United Kingdom is a unit of local government. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The civil parish has an area of 2. 03 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 297 in 115 households. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001 For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of South Norfolk. Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially ' shire districts', are a type of local government district in England. History The district was formed on April 1, 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of Diss Urban District, Wymondham [1]
The village is situated 7½ miles (12 km) south-east of Norwich and a mile (1½ km) north of Thurton, with Claxton (to the north), Hellington (to the west) and Carleton St. Peter (to the east) all lying a similar distance away. History Roman The Romans had their regional capital at Venta Icenorum on the river to the south which is near modern-day Caistor St Edmund The village should not be confused with Thurlton which is 6 miles (9½ km to the east Claxton may refer to one of the following locations England Claxton County Durham, in Hartlepool Claxton Norfolk Hellington is a small village in the county of Norfolk, England. Carleton St Peter is a Civil parish in South Norfolk lying 8½ miles (13½ km south-east of Norwich, there is no village as such but the Church provides The church has a high tower, a long, low nave, and an impressive Norman door. [2] A tombstone in the graveyard depicts a lady with geese; this much-photographed carving is repeated on the village sign, which was commissioned in 2000 to celebrate the millennium. It also depicts a windmill which stood in the village until at least 1916. [3]
The village was recorded in the Domesday Book. The Domesday Book (ˈduːmzdeɪ bʊk also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester) was the record of the great survey [4]
External links
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Ashby St Mary.
- Ashby St Mary Parish Council Website The Official Website of Ashby St Mary Parish Council
- Ashby St Mary church
- Ashby windmill
References
- ^ Ashby St Mary parish information [South Norfolk Council]
- ^ Ashby St Mary
- ^ Ashby St Mary Parish Council
- ^ The Domesday Book Index. Haughton. net. Retrieved on 2007-11-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani