Barnby is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of Parish (administrative division), administrative parish used for Local government in England, local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below district ...

in the

East Suffolk East Suffolk may refer to the following places in Suffolk, England: * East Suffolk (county), a county until 1974 * East Suffolk District, a local government district established in 2019 * East Suffolk (UK Parliament constituency), an electoral dist ...

district of the

English county The counties of England are areas used for different purposes, which include administrative, geographical, cultural and political demarcation. The term "county" is defined in several ways and can apply to similar or the same areas used by each ...

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include L ...

.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . The village is west of

Lowestoft Lowestoft ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the most easterly UK settlement, it is north-east of London, north-east of Ipswich and so ...

and east of

Beccles Beccles ( ) is a market town A market town is a Human settlement, settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular marketplace, market; this d ...

in the north of the county. It is effectively merged with the village of

North Cove North Cove is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is part of the East Suffolk district, located around east of Beccles and west of Lowestoft. It merges with the village of Barnby and the villages share ...

which constitutes a separate parish.Barnby
Healthy Suffolk, 2016. Retrieved 2020-02-12. At the

2011 United Kingdom census A census of the population of the United Kingdom is taken every ten years. The 2011 census was held in all countries of the UK on 27 March 2011. It was the first UK census which could be completed online via the Internet. The Office for Nationa ...

the population of the parish was 479. This had fallen slightly from a mid-2005 estimated population of 510.Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk

Suffolk County Council Suffolk County Council is the administrative authority for the county of Suffolk, England. It is run by 75 elected county councillors representing 63 divisions. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association. History Estab ...

, 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2009-04-19.
Archived
2008-12-19.) Other than North Cove, it is bordered by

Carlton Colville Carlton Colville is a civil parish and suburb of Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk. It is south-west of the centre of the town, in the East Suffolk district. The area lies along the A146 Lowestoft to Beccles road. Carlton Colville ha ...

to the east,

Mutford Mutford is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk District of the English county of Suffolk. The village is south-west of Lowestoft and south-east of Beccles in a rural area. The parish borders Barnby, Carlton Colville, Gisleham, Rus ...

to the south, and to the north the

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the Nort ...

parish of Burgh St Peter across the river. The northern border of the parish is marked by the

River Waveney The River Waveney is a river which forms the boundary between Suffolk and Norfolk, England, for much of its length within The Broads. The "ey" part of the name means "river" thus the name is tautological. Course The source of the River Wavene ...

and the northern area lies within

The Broads The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park) is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are correctly us ...

National Park. The village lies on the

A146 road The A146 is an A road that connects Norwich in Norfolk and Lowestoft in Suffolk, two of East Anglia's largest population centres. It is around in length and has primary classification along its entire route. It is mainly single carriageway th ...

running between

Norwich Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the Episcopal see, See of ...

and

. This bypasses the built up area on a series of bends known locally as the "Barnby bends". The Ipswich to Lowestoft railway line runs through the north of the parish, with the nearest stations at Oulton Broad South and

History

The village was mentioned in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

. It had an average population at this time with about 13 families in the village.Barnby
Open Domesday. Retrieved 2013-01-23. The village formed part of the holdings of Earl Hugh of Chester.

Culture and community

The village contains a public house and a garden centre. Barnby and North Cove Primary School educates around 45 children aged 4 to 11.Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School
Department for Education Edubase. Retrieved 2013-01-23. It is federated with

Southwold Southwold is a seaside town and civil parish on the English North Sea coast in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The town is a ...

primary school, sharing a headteacher.Two Suffolk schools to share headteacher
''Beccles and Bungay Journal'', 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2013-01-04. At age 11 children transfer to

Sir John Leman High School Sir John Leman High School is a coeducational 11–18 secondary school with academy status serving part of the Waveney region in north Suffolk, England. The school is located on the western edge of the town of Beccles and serves the surrounding ...

in Beccles. The village church is dedicated to St John the Baptist and is a grade II*

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern I ...

.Church of St John the Baptist, Barnby
British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2013-01-23.St Johns Church
, English Heritage. Retrieved 2013-01-23. The nave and chancel date from the 13th century with a 14th-century tower.Knott S (2009

Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2013-01-23. There are the remains of three 15th century wall paintings inside the church.

Barnby Broad and Marshes SSSI

Barnby Broad and Marshes Barnby Broad and Marshes is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Waveney district of the English county of Suffolk. The site is in size. It is in the parishes of North Cove and Barnby, located between Beccles and Lowestoft in ...

is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It covers an area of of grazing marsh, carr woodland and fen running from the village to the banks of the

to the north, much of it in the parish of

.Barnby Broad and Marshes
, SSSI citation, Natural England. Retrieved 2013-01-23. Barnby Broad itself is an area of open water resulting from medieval peat cutting and is part of

the Broads The Broads (known for marketing purposes as The Broads National Park) is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Although the terms "Norfolk Broads" and "Suffolk Broads" are correctly us ...

system. A range of natural and semi-natural habitats are present in the area which is an important bird nesting site.

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* * {{authority control Villages in Suffolk Civil parishes in Suffolk Waveney District