In Domesday called Aschebi, and in old writings Askeby, is a parish
adjoining to the north boundaries of that of Horncastle, from which town
the village is about two miles distant. In this parish is the manor of
Ashby Thorpe, now the property of Mr. Joseph Rinder; but the possessor of
that of Horncastle claims manorial rights over the other parts of the
parish. The church consists of a tower, a nave with a north aisle, and a
chancel. {44b} The benefice is a curacy in the presentation of the
Bishop of Carlisle.