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Ashby with Oby

Ashby with Oby
Ashby with Oby is located in Norfolk
Ashby with Oby
Ashby with Oby
Ashby with Oby shown within Norfolk
Area 5.72 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
OS grid reference TG413148
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town GREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode district NR29
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°40′37″N 1°34′05″E / 52.677°N 1.568°E / 52.677; 1.568Coordinates: 52°40′37″N 1°34′05″E / 52.677°N 1.568°E / 52.677; 1.568

Ashby with Oby is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, which is located some 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Acle and 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Great Yarmouth. The parish largely comprises scattered farms, and is named for the tiny settlements of Ashby and Oby.

The civil parish has an area of 5.72 square kilometres (2 sq mi). In the 2001 census it had a population of 69 in 28 households. At the 2011 Census the population of the parish remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Thurne. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.

Wisemans's Mill is a 4-storey brick-built windpump built in 1753 by Robert Martin.



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