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The village is of Danish origin and recorded in the Doomsday 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.

Ashby Magna had the first grass tennis court in Leicestershire - Constructed in 1846 by a sporting vicar.

Running close to the village is the former Great Central Railway, Built in 1898 to European standards anricipating a cross-channel link up.

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Welcome to Ashby Magna Online, a community website to promote local events and fund raise for village resources.

Please feel free to browse. If you want to take part in the discussions or place an advert in the classifieds, click on register on the top right hand side.

If you have any content, articles or pictures you would like to see online please contact us - or if we have missed any local events !

Thank you to everyone who came to the 1st Ashby Magna Dog show on the 14th June 2008.

It was a great day for Ashby Magna's first dog show and already we are being asked about the dates for next years

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For the 1st AshbyMagna Dog Show photos please click here

And a BIG thank you for everyone who helped make the show such a great day.