Colby | |
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Parish Church of Saint Giles, Colby, Norfolk | |
Location within
Norfolk | |
Area | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
Population | 494 (2011 census) |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG222316 |
• London | 131 miles (211 km) |
Civil parish |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR11 |
Dialling code | 01263 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Colby is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. [1] The village is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) south of Cromer, 16.8 miles (27.0 km) north-north-west of Norwich, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) west-north-west of North Walsham and 131 miles (211 km) north-east of London.
Colby's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for Koli's farmstead or village. [2]
In the Domesday Book, Colby is recorded as a settlement of 21 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village formed part of the East Anglian estates of King William I. [3]
In the 2011 Census, Colby was recorded as a having 494 residents living in 213 households. [4]
Colby falls within the constituency of North Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party.[ citation needed]
Colby's parish church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Giles. [5]
Colby's war memorial is located inside St. Giles' Church and lists the following names for the First World War:
And, the following for the Second World War:
Colby | |
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Parish Church of Saint Giles, Colby, Norfolk | |
Location within
Norfolk | |
Area | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
Population | 494 (2011 census) |
• Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG222316 |
• London | 131 miles (211 km) |
Civil parish |
|
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NORWICH |
Postcode district | NR11 |
Dialling code | 01263 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Colby is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. [1] The village is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) south of Cromer, 16.8 miles (27.0 km) north-north-west of Norwich, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) west-north-west of North Walsham and 131 miles (211 km) north-east of London.
Colby's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for Koli's farmstead or village. [2]
In the Domesday Book, Colby is recorded as a settlement of 21 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village formed part of the East Anglian estates of King William I. [3]
In the 2011 Census, Colby was recorded as a having 494 residents living in 213 households. [4]
Colby falls within the constituency of North Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party.[ citation needed]
Colby's parish church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Giles. [5]
Colby's war memorial is located inside St. Giles' Church and lists the following names for the First World War:
And, the following for the Second World War: