History
Aby with Greenfield is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the time 2020 was 173. It is approximately 30 miles (48 km) east from the city and county town of Lincoln and 8 miles (13 km) south-east from Louth. Aby is part of the civil parish of Aby with Greenfield. The village's name is of Old Norse origin, and means "village on a river". The river nearest to the village is called The River Eau.
Aby's 13th-century All Saints Church fell into disrepair and was demolished by Sir Henry Vane in 1660. The stone was removed to Belleau for use on the Manor House. In 1888 a pitch pine chapel was erected on the original site, but all that remains today is the churchyard.
Aby railway station opened in neighbouring Claythorpe in 1848, and closed in 1961. Before the railway line was closed, the village had the distinction of the shortest signal box name on the British network.
Aby's public house is The Railway Tavern.
Near Aby there is Claythorpe Mill open to the public.
There are no schools in the village; the Aby C of E Primary School, which opened in 1852 was closed in 2009.
The Wesleyan Methodists built a red brick chapel in Aby in 1895. It later closed and is now the Village Hall.