| Ashby | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's church | |
  Ashby Location within Suffolk | |
| Area | 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 50 (2011 est.)[2] |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TM489997 |
| Civil parish | |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Lowestoft |
| Postcode district | NR32 |
| Dialling code | 01502 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.ashvillages.org.uk/ |
Ashby is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet, in the East Suffolk district, in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is 5+1⁄2 miles (8.9 km) north-west of Lowestoft.
The estimated population of Ashby was around 50 at the 2011 United Kingdom census. There is no village centre, with the population spread across a number of scattered farms and small settlements.[2][3] The area has always been sparsely populated, with the former parish population never exceeding 110. At the 1981 United Kingdom census it had a population of 42.[a][1]
The county border with Norfolk is immediately north of Ashby. Fritton Decoy marks the northern border, with the Norfolk parishes of Belton with Browston and Fritton and St Olaves bordering Ashby. To the east it borders the Suffolk parish of Lound, with Herringfleet and Somerleyton to the west and south. Much of the land within the area of the former parish is owned by the Somerleyton Estate.[2][3][4]
- ^ a b Ashby, Suffolk Heritage Explorer, Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ a b c Our area, ASH Villages, Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet parish council. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ a b Somerleyton, Ashby and Herringfleet, Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
- ^ Lound with Ashby, Herringfleet and Somerleyton Neighbourhood Plan, Lound Parish Council, 2018. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
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