Thrigby
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| Thrigby | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
| File:St Mary, Thrigby, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 306891.jpg | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG460123 |
| Location: | 52°39’9"N, 1°38’10"E |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Great Yarmouth |
| Postcode: | NR29 |
| Dialling code: | 01493
population= |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Great Yarmouth |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Great Yarmouth |
Thrigby is a village in Norfolk, 14 miles east of Norwich, in the east of the south-county in the near Mautby. In 1931 the parish had a population of 47.[1]
Amenities
It has a church called St Mary.[2] Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens are on Filby Road.[3] Thrigby Windmill is a mile east of the village.[4]
History
The name "Thrigby" is Old Scandinavian[5] and means 'Thrykki's farm/settlement'.[6] Thrigby was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Trikebei/Trukebei.
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References
- ↑ "Population statistics Thrigby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10098816/cube/TOT_POP.
- ↑ "St Mary, Thrigby". Norfolk Churches. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/thrigby/thrigby.htm.
- ↑ "Contact". Thrigby Hall. https://www.thrigbyhall.com/contact/.
- ↑ Windmills of Norfolk. John Ling. 2015. ISBN 9781445653785. https://books.google.com/books?id=QfAgCwAAQBAJ&q=Thrigby&pg=PT129. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ↑ "Parish Summary: Mautby". Norfolk Heritage Explorer. http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF421.
- ↑ "Thrigby Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Thrigby.