Old Cumbria Gazetteer - St Peter, Great Asby

St Peter, Great Asby

St Peter's Church

Asby Church

locality:-

Great Asby

civil parish:-

Asby (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

church

coordinates:-

NY68051322

1Km square:-

NY6813

10Km square:-

NY61

references:-

: 2005: Diocese of Carlisle, Directory 2004/5

BJY45.jpg (taken 28.10.2005)
photograph

CCB57.jpg (taken 7.11.2014)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 22 3)
placename:- St Peter's Church

source data:-

Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
"St Peter's Church (Rectory) / Grave Yard"

evidence:-

old text:- Gents Mag

source data:-

Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.

goto source
Gentleman's Magazine 1825 part 1 p.514
From the Compendium of County History:- "The chancel of ASBY Church is singularly separated from the nave by two arches."

evidence:-

old map:- Nurse 1918

source data:-

Map, The Diocese of Carlisle, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Rev Euston J Nurse, published by Charles Thurnam and Sons, 11 English Street, Carlisle, Cumberland, 2nd edn 1939.

NUR1NY61.jpg
"ASBY"
United benefice with Ormside, but separate parish.
item:- JandMN : 27
Image © see bottom of page

BRG54.jpg (taken 3.8.2009)

New bells were cast by Murphy, Dublin, 1865.

Bishop Nicholson, 1703:-

"The two little bells hang in a Frame of Stone somewhat like that at Bowness."

stained glass

pew cushions

evidence:-

database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:- Church of St Peter

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"CHURCH OF ST PETER / / / ASBY / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73240 / NY6805713232"

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"Parish Church. 1866 gothic revival rebuild by Hay. Coursed sandstone blocks with stepped buttressing. Graduated slate roofs (chancel lower) with stone copings and kneelers; bellcote to west end is supported on pointed arch carried between buttresses. Aisled nave and chancel. 3-bay nave has south aisle with 3-light trefoil-headed windows; other side windows and west window have 2 trefoil-headed lights, with quatrefoil between, under pointed containing arch. East window of 3 trefoil-headed lights has large multi-foil between. Gabled south porch has large foliate capitals to outer door jambs; architects' names are inscribed on soffit of pointed entrance arch. Internally, organ occupies west end. Cylindrical piers with foliate capitals carry south arcade of pointed, single chamfer, arches constructed of polychrome stone. Large demi-angel corbels carry similar moulded chancel arch. Angel musician corbels support nave roof. On south side of chancel 2 seater sedilia is combined with piscina; the 3 pointed arches have inner trefoil-heads and portrait bust labels. Polygonal stone pulpit on north side of nave has sculpted panels; octagonal font in south aisle is similar."

evidence:-

database:- Listed Buildings 2010

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"LYCH GATE TO WEST OF CHURCH OF ST PETER / / / ASBY / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73241 / NY6802713222"

source data:-

courtesy of English Heritage
"Lych gate. 1866, probably by Hay (contemporary with church). Braced wooden uprights support hipped, graduated slate roof with open gablets surmounted by wrought-iron crosses to either end. Wooden gates have wrought-iron fittings. Included for group value."

incumbents:-

Robert the Priest	1180 - before
Adam, Parson de Asby	1200 - about
Englishe, Richard le	1298 -
Brampton, William de	1298 -
Kaldersyke, William de	1319 -
Anandale, Thomas de	1345 -
Meburn, Stephen de	1374 -
Scott, Richard	1535 -
Kirkbride, Percival	1563 -
Barnes, John	1572 -
Fairfax, Thomas	1578 -
Dykes, Oswald	1593 -
Hudson, Gerard	1607 -
Dawes, Lancelot	1618 -
Fawcett, Thomas	1654 -
Theobold, George	1661 -
Fleming, Henry	1694 -
Borrow, Joshua	1728 -
Machell, Richard	1740 -
Roderick, David	1786 -
Atkinson, Hugh	1788 -
Guy, Henry	1834 -
Holme, Thomas R	1875 -
Hacon, James	1877 -
Ingham, Joseph	1886 -

sundial

BRG56.jpg Organ, made by William Hill and Son, and Norman and Beard, London, 1918.
(taken 3.8.2009)
photograph

CCB58.jpg Mothers Union banner.
(taken 7.11.2014)
photograph

CCB74.jpg Angel corbel.
(taken 7.11.2014)
photograph

CCB75.jpg Angel corbel.
(taken 7.11.2014)
photograph

CCB76.jpg Lych gate.
(taken 7.11.2014)

BRG57.jpg Watercolour of the church, 1863.
(taken 3.8.2009)

notes:-

The earliest record to a church is in a charter by which Robert le Fleming granted land to the monks of Byland Abbey with the condition that they:-

"give yearly to the church of the blessed Saint Peter at Asby, for incense on Easter Day."

dated about 1200. There may have been a church here earlier.

Bishop Nicholson, 1703:-

"The Quire here is neat and Uniform (only it wants Rails); which Dr. H. Fleming, the present Rector, will have ere long. The Body of the Church is little (proportional to ye parish) and tolerable well seated. But the Font is most inconveniently placed behind a pillar."

The church was dismantled in 1861. Some moveables were stored in local houses. Some of these items never came back to the church; it is thought that oak panelling at Dial House and the studded door of the Three Greyhounds came from the old church.

Lady Anne Pembroke gave a lock and key to George Theobald, rector, 1670, as thanks for giving her shelter in a storm (now kept in the rectory).

: 2000: church leaflet

hearsay:-

There is a note pertinent to rushbearing, in the churchwardens accounts 1706:-

"Refreshments for rushbearers 3/-"

Similar payments are recorded up to 1731.

dedication

person:-

: St Peter

place:-

Asby / Carlisle Diocese

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