Aby with Greenfield is a civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the East Lindsey

East Lindsey

East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. The council is based in Manby near Louth, and other major settlements in the district include Alford, Spilsby, Mablethorpe, Skegness, Horncastle and Chapel St Leonards....

 district of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...

, England. It consists of the villages of Aby

Aby

Aby is a village in the civil parish of Aby with Greenfield, in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is approximately east of Lincoln, and south of Louth....

 and Greenfield.

Greenfield

Greenfield was a hamlet and chapelry, with a church dedicated to Saint Mary. According to a field invesigators report from 1964: "There are no surface indications of desertion - other than the Priory - nor is there local knowledge or tradition of a village and church".

Greenfield Priory

Greenfield Priory

Greenfield Priory was a Cistercian priory in Greenfield, near Aby, Lincolnshire, England.It was founded before the year 1153 by Eudo of Grainsby and Ralf of Aby, and his son, Ranulf earl of Chester was also a benefactor of the house....

 was a Cistercian nunnery founded prior to 1153 and suppressed in 1536.