Wilby, Northamptonshire
| Wilby | |
| Northamptonshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP8666 |
| Location: | 52°17’23"N, 0°43’60"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 624 (2011) |
| Post town: | Wellingborough |
| Postcode: | NN8 |
| Dialling code: | 01933 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | North Northamptonshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Wellingborough |
Wilby is a parish in the Hamfordshoe hundred of Northamptonshire that forms a suburb of Wellingborough. It lies three miles south-west of Wellingborough town centre.
It is directly south-west of the town of Wellingborough on the former trunk road, the A4500, to the county town of Northampton. At the time of the 2011 census, the civil parish's population was 624 people.[1]
The village's name origin is dubious. 'farm/settlement of Willa' or 'farm/settlement of Villi'. Later sources show similarity to Old English 'wilig' meaning 'willow'.[2]
Wilby has a Church of England and Voluntary Aided Primary School, a small village faith school built in 1854. Its current headteacher is Lisa Pearce.[3]
The village also contains a working-men's club, a pub, a café, a car garage, a Christian church, a hairdresser, a recreational ground and a pre-school.
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