Wilby, Northamptonshire

Human settlement in England

Wilby

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Wilby

Location within Northamptonshire

Population| 643 (2021 census)
OS grid reference| SP8666
• London| 69.8 miles (112.3 km)
Unitary authority|

* North Northamptonshire

Ceremonial county|

* Northamptonshire

Region|

* East Midlands

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| WELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode district| NN8
Dialling code| 01933
Police| Northamptonshire
Fire| Northamptonshire
Ambulance| East Midlands
UK Parliament|

* Wellingborough

List of places

England
Northamptonshire

52°17′23″N 0°44′00″W﻿ / ﻿52.2898°N 0.7332°W﻿ / 52.2898; -0.7332

Wilby is a suburban linear village and civil parish in the Wellingborough built-up area of North Northamptonshire, 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 2021 census, the parish's population was 643 people. It is also thought to date to the Victorian times.[1]

The village's name origin is dubious. 'farm/settlement of Willa' or 'farm/settlement of Villi'. Later sources show similarity to Old English 'wilig' meaning 'willow'.[2]

The village is governed as part of North Northamptonshire. Before changes in 2021 it was governed by the Wellingborough Borough Council.

Wilby has a Church of England and Voluntary Aided Primary School, a small village faith school built in 1854. Its current headteacher is Lisa Pearce.[3]

The village also contains a working men's club, a pub, a café, a car garage, a Christian church, a hairdresser, a recreational ground and a pre-school.[citation needed].

## References

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1. ^ Office for National Statistics: Wilby CP: Parish headcounts Retrieved 16 July 2015.
2. ^ "Key to English Place-names".
3. ^ "Wilby CE Primary School - Home".

## External links

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Media related to Wilby, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons

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* Wilby Parish Church

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Former Borough of Wellingborough

Settlements|

* Bozeat
* Earls Barton
* Easton Maudit
* Ecton
* Finedon
* Great Doddington
* Great Harrowden
* Grendon
* Hardwick
* Irchester
* Isham
* Little Harrowden
* Little Irchester
* Mears Ashby
* Orlingbury
* Strixton
* Sywell
* Wilby
* Wellingborough & Redhill Grange
* Wollaston

Places of interest|

* Chester House Farm
* Harrowden Hall
* Irchester Country Park
* The Castle Theatre
* Wellingborough Museum

Constituencies|

* Daventry
* South Northamptonshire
* Wellingborough and Rushden

Sport|

* Wellingborough Golf Club
* Wellingborough Rugby
* AFC Rushden & Diamonds
* Irchester United
* Wellingborough Whitworth
* Wellingborough Town

Transport|

* A45 road
* A509 road
* East Midlands Railway
* First Northampton
* Stagecoach Midlands
* Sywell Aerodrome
* Wellingborough railway station

Education|

* Friars Academy
* Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
* Tresham College
* Weavers Academy
* Wellingborough School
* Wrenn School
* Wollaston School

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* WikiProject Northamptonshire
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