West Ashby

{{Short description|Village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England}}

{{more citations needed|date=April 2011}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=November 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country= England

|coordinates= {{coord|53.233115|-0.10549|display=inline,title}}

|official_name= West Ashby

|static_image_name= All Saints, West Ashby - geograph.org.uk - 105805.jpg

|static_image_caption= All Saints' Church, West Ashby

|population= 252

|population_ref= (2011)

|civil_parish= West Ashby

|shire_district= East Lindsey

|shire_county= Lincolnshire

|region= East Midlands

|constituency_westminster= Louth and Horncastle

|post_town= HORNCASTLE

|postcode_district= LN9

|postcode_area= LN

|dial_code= 01507

|os_grid_reference= TF265723

|london_distance_mi= 120

|london_direction= S

}}

West Ashby is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the Horncastle to Louth A153 road, and {{convert|2|mi|km}} north from the centre of Horncastle. Farthorpe, Middlethorpe, and Furzehills are hamlets within the parish. According to the 2001 Census, and 2011 Census, West Ashby had a population of 252.{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11130312&c=LN9+5PP&d=16&e=62&g=6446267&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1440256589349&enc=1|title=Parish population 2001 & 2011|access-date=22 August 2015}}

The name 'Ashby' derives from the Old Norse askr-by meaning 'ash tree farm/settlement'.{{cite web | title=Key to English Place-names | website=Key to English Place-names | url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Lincolnshire/West%20Ashby | access-date=2023-01-26}} The remains of a henge monument can be found just west of the village, off Docking Lane.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}} Furze Hills is the site of the plague village of Northorpe.{{Cite web |title=History Detail |url=http://www.louthuk.com/historydetail.php?id=24897&cid=592&f=Louth}}

All Saints parish church was extensively restored between 1848 and 1873.{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

Horncastle's golf club is located at West Ashby Country Park, where Shearman's Wath road crosses the River Bain.