Colby is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[1] The village is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) south of Cromer, 16.8 miles (27.0 km) north-north-west of Norwich, 5.2 miles (8.4 km) west-north-west of North Walsham and 131 miles (211 km) north-east of London.
| Colby | |
|---|---|
 Parish Church of Saint Giles, Colby, Norfolk | |
  Colby Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 8.34 km2 (3.22 sq mi) |
| Population | 494 (2011 census) |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TG222316 |
| • London | 131 miles (211 km) |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR11 |
| Dialling code | 01263 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Name
editColby is first mentioned in the Domesday Book as Colebei in 1086.[2]
Colby's name is from Old Norse for Koli′s bý "farmstead or village",[3][2] the personal name Koli being specifically Old Danish, a variant form of Old Norse Kolr.[4]
Note : English place-names in -by corresponds to Norman place-names in -ville "farmstead, village" with a personal name of Old Scandinavian origin. Therefore, Colby is similar to the numerous Collevilles (former Colevilla "Colevile"), such as Colleville-Montgomery, Colleville-sur-Mer, etc.[5]
History
editIn the Domesday Book, Colby is recorded as a settlement of 21 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village formed part of the East Anglian estates of King William I.[6]
Geography
editIn the 2011 Census, Colby was recorded as a having 494 residents living in 213 households.[7]
Colby falls within the constituency of North Norfolk and is represented at Parliament by Duncan Baker MP of the Conservative Party.[citation needed]
St. Giles' Church
editColby's parish church is of Norman origin and is dedicated to Saint Giles.[8]
Notable residents
edit- Jack van Poortvliet – Leicester Tigers and England rugby union player
War memorial
editColby's war memorial is located inside St. Giles' Church and lists the following names for the First World War:
- Second-Lieutenant Reginald A. Sarsby (1893–1915), 10th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Pioneer Charles H. Lee (1892–1918), Royal Engineers
- Private Stanley A. Jordan (d.1918), 15th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment
- Private Frederick Doughty (1893–1917), Hertfordshire Regiment
- Private Stanley H. Rouse (1899–1918), 2nd (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment
- Private William E. Daniels (d.1915), 2/6th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Frederick J. Matthews (1896–1915), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Cecil H. Burdett (1895–1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Bertie H. Lown (1898–1917), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Alfred E. Turner (1886–1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Arthur W. Cooper (1892–1918), 7th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
- Private D'Arcy W. W. Hardingham (1899-1918), 13th Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment
And, the following for the Second World War:
- Corporal Edward L. Hall (1922–1943), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
- Private Sidney Hudson (1920–1944), 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment
References
edit- ^ Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, ISBN 978-0-319-46726-8
- ^ a b A. D. Mills, A Dictionary of British Place Names, Oxford University Press, 2011, p. 179 (read online) [1]
- ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved 12 December 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Colby
- ^ Nordic Names : origin and etymology of Koli (read online) [2]
- ^ René Lepelley, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de communes de Normandie, Presses Universitaires de Caen, 1996 ISBN 2-905461-80-2, p. 97a
- ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved 12 December 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG2231/colby/
- ^ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved 12 December 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006403
- ^ Knott, S. (2018). Retrieved 12 December 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/colby/colby.htm
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