Wilby is a suburban

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and

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in the

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built-up area of

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, England. The suburb is 3 miles south-west of Wellingborough town centre. The village is often considered a suburb of Wellingborough, due to its close proximity to the town, as well as having a Wellingborough town post code, as opposed to a Wellingborough rural post code. 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 parish's population was 624 people. It is also thought to date to the Victorian times. The village's name origin is dubious. 'farm/settlement of Willa' or 'farm/settlement of Villi'. Later sources show similarity to

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'wilig' meaning 'willow'. The village is governed as part of

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. Before changes in 2021 it was governed by the

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. Wilby has a

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and Voluntary Aided Primary School, a small village

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built in 1854. Its current headteacher is Lisa Pearce. The village also contains a

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, a pub, a café, a car garage, a Christian church, a hairdresser, a recreational ground and a pre-school. A housing estate is rumoured to be built south of the village but nothing has been confirmed.

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Wilby Parish Church
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