Wilby is a village and

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in the

Mid Suffolk Mid Suffolk is a local government district in Suffolk, England. Its council was based in Needham Market until late 2017, and is currently sharing offices with the Suffolk County Council in Ipswich. The largest town of Mid Suffolk is Stowmarket. ...

district of Suffolk in eastern

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located around south-east of Diss and south of

Stradbroke Stradbroke ( ) is an English village in the Mid Suffolk district of the county of Suffolk. The ''Census'' of 2011 gave the parish a population of 1,408, with an estimate of 1,513 in 2018. Heritage The village was listed in the Domesday Book ...

along the B1118. The population of the parish at the 2001 census was 231 in 99 households. The village has some basic services including a primary school and village hall.Welcome to Wilby's Website
Wilby Parish Council. Retrieved 2011-04-29. The nearest villages are Brundish,

Laxfield Laxfield is a small ancient village in northern Suffolk, England. It is located at a distinct bend in today's B1117 road. History Laxfield arose in Saxon times as it is known that an early church was there and the village itself appears in ...

and

Worlingworth Worlingworth is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, located around ten miles south-east of Diss. In 2011 it had a total population of 802 people. The village has a primary school called Worli ...

. Foals Green, Russel's Green, Stanway Green and Wootten Green (part) form part of the village which is dispersed in nature.

History

The name of the village is generally believed to be derived from the Old English meaning 'Ring of Willows'. The village is 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 manus ...

at which time it comprised seven households and formed part of the holding of William de Beaufeu,

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.Wilby
Domesday Map. Retrieved 2011-04-29. In 1844, ''

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lord of the manor Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...

Church

The village church is dedicated to St Mary.St Mary, Wilby
Suffolk Churches. Retrieved 2011-04-29. It is medieval in origin and includes a 15th-century tower and a series of bench ends from the same century which are one of the finest collections in East Anglia.Church of St Mary, Wilby
British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-04-29. The current vicar is Rev'd David Burrell who holds one Sunday service a week. St Mary's is a Grade I listed building. Newton Wilby Hall, a Grade II listed building, is a 16th-century farmhouse with an intact medieval moat.Wilby Hall, Wilby
British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

School

The village school serves around 100 children aged 5 to 11.
Suffolk County Council school profile. Retrieved 2011-04-29. It is currently judged as 'Good' by Ofsted and has a link to a school in Mbauro in

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.Ofsted letter
2010-07-12. Retrieved 2011-04-29. At 11 children usually transfer to Stradbroke High School.

Village hall

The village hall, which stands on the B1118, close to the centre of the village and opposite the school, is named Coronation Hall to commemorate the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Officially opened on Saturday 28 May 1955, it was one of the first village halls in Suffolk to be made by voluntary labour.

Transport

Between 1908 and 1952 the village was served by Wilby railway station on the

Mid-Suffolk Light Railway The Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (MSLR) was a standard gauge railway intended to open up an agricultural area of central Suffolk; it took advantage of the reduced construction cost enabled by the Light Railways Act 1896. It was launched with consi ...

with the nearest operational railway station now at Diss.

References

External links

Wilby's Website
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