Colby, Norfolk

Colby
Parish Church of Saint Giles, Colby, Norfolk
Colby  Colby shown within Norfolk
Area	8.34 km^2 (3.22 sq mi)
Population	494 (2011 census)
– density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG222316
– London	131 miles (211 km)
Civil parish	Colby CP
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR11
Dialling code	01263
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
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Coordinates: 52°50′10″N 1°17′56″E / 52.83598°N 1.29883°E

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. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham Railway station where the Bittern Line from Cromer to Norwich can be accessed and the national rail network beyond. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village lies a small distance east from the A140 Cromer to Norwich road.^[2] The parish of Colby in the 2001 census, has a population of 524, reducing to 494 at the 2011 Census.^[3] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

Description

The parish is in the north-east of the county and is a short distance north-east from the town of Aylsham and south of the estates of Gunton Park. The name of the village derives from the translated from Old Norse as farmstead or village of a man called Koli.^[4]

References

1. Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, ISBN 978-0-319-46726-8
2. County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, Page 128, ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
3. "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
4. A Popular Guide to Norfolk Place-names: by James Rye: Published by Larks press, Dereham, Norfolk, 2000 ; ISBN 0-948400-15-3