Ashby Puerorum
Ashby Puerorum is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Greetham with Somersby, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The village situated 6 miles (10 km) north-west from Partney, 4 miles (6 km) east from Horncastle, to the north of the A158 road, and to the west of Bag Enderby. In 1931 the parish had a population of 97. On 1 April 1936 the parish was abolished and merged with Somersby.
Bishop Oliver Sutton (1280–1299) was responsible for the renaming of this village, coining the name Ashby Puerorum or "the Little Boys' Ashby". This came about after the bishop assigned the revenues of the vicarage of Ashby to the upkeep of the boys in the cathedral choir.
Ashby Puerorum Grade II* listed Anglican church is dedicated to St Andrew. The church is chiefly Early English with Perpendicular windows and tower. There are brass effigies to Richard Lytleburye (d. 1521) and his wife Elizabeth (d. 1523).
References
- ^ "Population statistics Ashby Puerorum CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Ashby Puerorum CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ Historic England. "Church of St Andrew (1147719)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ Cox, J. Charles (1916) Lincolnshire p. 48; Methuen & Co. Ltd
External links
Media related to Ashby Puerorum at Wikimedia Commons- Ashby Puerorum: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
- "Ashby Puerorum: Church History", Genuki.org.uk. Retrieved 9 July 2011
- Ashby [Puerorum] in the Domesday Book
