Ashby Magna (Greater Ashby), Leicestershire, England

Notes:
Ashby Magna is a small English village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire. The parish has a population of 294, increasing at the 2011 census to 347.[1] It is in the west of the district, and lies midway between junctions 20 and 21 of the M1. Nearby places are Willoughby Waterleys, Peatling Parva and Dunton Bassett.



The village is of Danish origin and recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Essebi' or 'Asseby'. Its name derives from the 'ash' tree, from 'by', Old Danish for a farmstead or settlement, and from 'Magna', Latin for great. It was large by medieval standards but the population has remained static at around 300-400.



The Anglican church of St Mary's[2] is a grade II* listed building currently on Historic England's Heritage at Risk register as being in a poor state and it has been the subject of heritage crime. [3]

Birth

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Birth		Person ID
1	Ashby, Richard		Ashby Magna (Greater Ashby), Leicestershire, England	I28359
2	Burdett, Elizabeth	1304	Ashby Magna (Greater Ashby), Leicestershire, England	I28358
3	de Ashby, William	1210	Ashby Magna (Greater Ashby), Leicestershire, England	I28363
4	de la Zouche, Robert Esseby de Ashby	1187	Ashby Magna (Greater Ashby), Leicestershire, England	I28365

Death

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	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Death		Person ID
1	Ashby, Richard	Aft 1388	Ashby Magna (Greater Ashby), Leicestershire, England	I28359
2	de Ashby, William	1248	Ashby Magna (Greater Ashby), Leicestershire, England	I28363