In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Wilby like this:
WILBY, a parish in Guiltcross district, Norfolk; 1 mile E of Eccles-Road r. station, and 4 SSW of Attleborough. Post town, Attleborough. Acres, 1,400. Real property, £1,769. Pop., 98. Houses, 23. The manor belongs to Sir T. B. Beevor, Bart. The living is a rectory, united with Hargham, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £390.* Patron, J. Goodacre, Esq. The church is old.
Wilby through time
Wilby is now part of Breckland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Breckland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wilby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wilby, in Breckland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4687
Date accessed: 17th October 2024
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