Aswarby, Lincolnshire
The Parish Church of Saint Denys
The small estate village of Aswarby sits just off the A15 a few miles south of Sleaford, the main road skirts around the park and a lane leads up to the church, the lodge and a some neat stone estate cottages. Aswarby Hall was rebuilt for Sir Thomas Whichcote by H E Kendall in 1836, the Hall was requisitioned by the armed forces in WW2 and fell into neglect after the war, the building was eventually demolished in 1951.
Aswarby Hall was the setting for M R James's short ghost story 'Lost Hearts'.
The parish church is dedicated to St Denys, it is a large county church with a 12th century font, 15th century west tower and crocketed spire.
George Bass was a naval surgeon and explorer of Australia and Tanzania and was born in the village in 1771. The Bass Straits, a sea strait separating Tasmania from the Australian mainland are named after him.
Aswarby, Lincolnshire
The Parish Church of Saint Denys
The small estate village of Aswarby sits just off the A15 a few miles south of Sleaford, the main road skirts around the park and a lane leads up to the church, the lodge and a some neat stone estate cottages. Aswarby Hall was rebuilt for Sir Thomas Whichcote by H E Kendall in 1836, the Hall was requisitioned by the armed forces in WW2 and fell into neglect after the war, the building was eventually demolished in 1951.
Aswarby Hall was the setting for M R James's short ghost story 'Lost Hearts'.
The parish church is dedicated to St Denys, it is a large county church with a 12th century font, 15th century west tower and crocketed spire.
George Bass was a naval surgeon and explorer of Australia and Tanzania and was born in the village in 1771. The Bass Straits, a sea strait separating Tasmania from the Australian mainland are named after him.