Wilby, Suffolk
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = England
|official_name=Wilby
|coordinates = {{coord|52.301|1.286|display=inline,title}}
| population = 231
| population_ref = [http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/A546F6B2-3218-4537-9398-384E6BA430C5/0/CensusParishdata.pdf 2001 Census profiles], Suffolk County Council. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
|shire_district= Mid Suffolk
|shire_county = Suffolk
|region= East of England
|constituency_westminster=Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
|post_town= Eye
|postcode_district = IP21
|postcode_area= IP
|dial_code= 01379
|os_grid_reference=TM242721
|static_image = Wilby - Church of St Mary.jpg
|static_image_width = 140px
|static_image_caption= Church of St Mary
}}
Wilby is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England located around {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} south-east of Diss and {{convert|1.25|mi|km|0}} south of Stradbroke along the B1118. The population of the parish at the 2001 census was 231 in 99 households. The village has some basic services including a primary school and village hall.[http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Wilby Welcome to Wilby's Website], Wilby Parish Council. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
The nearest villages are Brundish, Laxfield, Stradbroke and Worlingworth. Foals Green, Russel's Green, Stanway Green and Wootten Green (part) form part of the village which is dispersed in nature.
History
The name of the village is generally believed to be derived from the Old English meaning 'Ring of Willows'.{{cite web | url=http://wilby.onesuffolk.net/ | title=Onesuffolk Home | accessdate=May 11, 2012}} The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book at which time it comprised seven households and formed part of the holding of William de Beaufeu, Bishop of Thetford.[http://www.domesdaymap.co.uk/place/TM2472/wilby/ Wilby], Domesday Map. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
In 1844, White's Directories lists Thomas Corbett (Lincolnshire MP) as lord of the manor{{cite book |last1=White |first1=William |title=History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Suffolk, and the Towns Near Its Borders |date=1844 |location=Suffolk |page=475 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZgxIAAAAMAAJ&q=T+G+Corbett+elsham&pg=PA475 |accessdate=3 April 2020}}
Church
The village church is dedicated to St Mary.[http://www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/wilby.htm St Mary, Wilby], Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2011-04-29. It is medieval in origin and includes a 15th-century tower and a series of bench ends from the same century which are one of the finest collections in East Anglia.[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-280276-church-of-st-mary-wilby Church of St Mary, Wilby], British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-04-29. The current vicar is Rev'd David Burrell who holds one Sunday service a week.{{cite web|url=http://wilby.onesuffolk.net/parish-newsletters |title=Parish Newsletters |location=GB |publisher=Wilby.onesuffolk.net |date= |accessdate=2012-08-08}}{{cite web|url=http://wilby.onesuffolk.net/church |title=Church |location=GB |publisher=Wilby.onesuffolk.net |date= |accessdate=2012-08-08}} St Mary's is a Grade I listed building. Newton Wilby Hall, a Grade II listed building, is a 16th-century farmhouse with an intact medieval moat.[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-280286-wilby-hall-wilby Wilby Hall, Wilby], British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
School
The village school serves around 100 children aged 5 to 11.[http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/EducationAndLearning/Schools/ListOfSuffolkSchools/WilbyCEVCPSchool.htm Wilby CEVCP School], Suffolk County Council school profile. Retrieved 2011-04-29. It is currently judged as 'Good' by Ofsted and has a link to a school in Mbauro in Kenya.[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/download/(id)/124426/(as)/124747_348278.pdf Ofsted letter], 2010-07-12. Retrieved 2011-04-29. At 11 children usually transfer to Stradbroke High School.
Village hall
The village hall, which stands on the B1118, close to the centre of the village and opposite the school, is named Coronation Hall to commemorate the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1953. Officially opened on Saturday 28 May 1955, it was one of the first village halls in Suffolk to be made by voluntary labour.{{cite web | url=http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Wilby/VillageHall/ | title=The Village Hall Website | accessdate=May 18, 2011}}
Transport
Between 1908 and 1952 the village was served by Wilby railway station on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway with the nearest operational railway station now at Diss.
References
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External links
- [http://www.onesuffolk.co.uk/Wilby Wilby's Website]
- {{Commons category-inline|Wilby, Suffolk}}
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