Barnby is a village and

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the East Suffolk district of

Suffolk Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...

, England.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), East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . As the List of extreme points of the United Kingdom, most easterly UK se ...

and east of

Beccles Beccles ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England.OS Explorer Map OL40: The Broads: (1:25 000) : . The town is located along the A145 r ...

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 sh ...

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

2011 United Kingdom census A Census in the United Kingdom, 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 Inter ...

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 upper-tier Local government in England, local 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 Governme ...

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

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, Ru ...

to the south, and to the north the

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

parish of

Burgh St Peter Burgh St Peter is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Burgh St Peter is located north-east of Beccles and south-east of Norwich. History Burgh St Peter's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old Eng ...

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 earliest attestation of the name is from 1275, ''Wahenhe'', from ''*wagen + ea'', meaning the river by a q ...

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 used ...

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 the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...

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 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 at the behest of William the Conqueror. The manuscript was originally known by ...

. 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 North Sea, in the East Suffolk District, East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It lies at the mouth of the River Blyth, Suffolk, River Blyth in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths ...

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 (English school), academy status serving part of the Waveney District, Waveney region in north Suffolk, England. The school is located on the western edge of the ...

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 is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

.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 is designated as a

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle ...

. 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 used ...

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