Filby
| Filby | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 All Saints' Church, Filby | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG466134 |
| Location: | 52°39’44"N, 1°38’43"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 765 (2011) |
| Post town: | Great Yarmouth |
| Postcode: | NR29 |
| Dialling code: | 01493 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Great Yarmouth |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Great Yarmouth |
Filby is a village in Norfolk, found four and a half miles north-west of Great Yarmouth and fifteen miles east of Norwich, between Filby Broad and Ormesby Little Broad.
According to the 2011 Census, Filby has a population of 765 residents living in 328 households.
History
Filby's name is of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Norse origin deriving from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for Fili's or Fila's settlement.[1]
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Filby is listed as a settlement of 48 households in the East Flegg Hundred. In 1086, the village was divided between the East Anglian estates of William de Warenne, Roger Bigod, St Benet's Abbey, William d'Ecouis and Rabel the Engineer.[2]
Filby Hall is a manor-house dating from the 18th century with a significant remodelling in the 19th century in the Victorian Gothic style. The hall is surrounded by walled gardens with a rare example of a 19th century summerhouse in the Orangery. During the Second World War, the hall was used as a camp for the Army.[3]
All Saints' Church
Filby's parish church was largely constructed in the Fourteenth Century with the tower being completed by the 16th century, the church was also significantly restored in the 19th century. All Saints' is one of Norfolk's few remaining churches with a thatched roof with the font built from Purbeck Marble dating from the 13th century. The stained-glass largely dates from the 19th century and originates from the workshops of Alfred Gerente of Paris, Ward and Hughes and James Powell and Sons.[4]
Filby Broad
- Main article: Filby Broad
Filby Broad is one of the five Trinity Broads and is a Site of Special Scientific Interest with many uncommon species of birds and other wildlife. The broad is fairly shallow, reaching only six to eight feet at its deepest.
Outside links
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References
- ↑ Key to English Placenames
- ↑ Filby in the Domesday Book
- ↑ Spooner, S.: '[1]' (2005)
- ↑ Knott, S. (2020). Retrieved December 30, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/filby/filby.htm