Thrigby
{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name= Thrigby
| civil_parish = Mautby
| country= England
| region= East of England
|coordinates = {{coord|52.652575|1.6359798|display=inline,title}}
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| post_town= GREAT YARMOUTH
| postcode_area= NR
| postcode_district= NR29
| dial_code= 01493
| constituency_westminster = Great Yarmouth
| shire_district= Great Yarmouth
| shire_county= Norfolk
| hide_services= Yes
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|static_image=St Mary, Thrigby, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 306891.jpg
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Thrigby is a village and former civil parish {{convert|14|mi|km}} east of Norwich,{{cite web|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/gazetteer/howfar?from=44646&to=44085|title=Distance from Thrigby [52.651708, 1.636019]|publisher=GENUKI|access-date=25 September 2020}} now in the parish of Mautby, in the Great Yarmouth district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 47.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10098816/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Thrigby AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain|access-date=25 September 2020}}
Amenities
It has a church called St Mary.{{cite web|url=http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/thrigby/thrigby.htm|title=St Mary, Thrigby|publisher=Norfolk Churches|access-date=25 September 2020}} Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens are on Filby Road.{{cite web|url=https://www.thrigbyhall.com/contact/|title=Contact|publisher=Thrigby Hall|access-date=25 September 2020}} Thrigby Windmill is 1 mile east of the village.{{cite book|title=Windmills of Norfolk|publisher=John Ling|access-date=25 September 2020|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfAgCwAAQBAJ&q=Thrigby&pg=PT129|isbn=9781445653785|year=2015}}
History
The name "Thrigby" is Old Scandinavian{{cite web|url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF421|title=Parish Summary: Mautby|publisher=Norfolk Heritage Explorer|access-date=25 September 2020}} and means 'Thrykki's farm/settlement'.{{cite web|url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Thrigby|title=Thrigby Key to English Place-names|publisher=The University of Nottingham|access-date=25 September 2020}} Thrigby was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Trikebei/Trukebei.{{cite web|url=http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/norfolk5.html#thrigby|title=Norfolk S-T|publisher=The Domesday Book Online|access-date=25 September 2020}} On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Mautby.{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10098816|title=Relationships and changes Thrigby AP/CP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|access-date=25 September 2020}}
References
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{{Commons category|Thrigby}}
Category:Former civil parishes in Norfolk
Category:Borough of Great Yarmouth
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