Thrigby
Thrigby is located in Norfolk
Thrigby
Thrigby
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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UK
England
Norfolk
52°39′09″N 1°38′10″E / 52.652575°N 1.6359798°E / 52.652575; 1.6359798

Thrigby is a village and former civil parish 14 miles (23 km) east of Norwich,[1] now in the parish of Mautby, in the Great Yarmouth district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 47.[2]

Amenities

It has a church called St Mary.[3] Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens are on Filby Road.[4] Thrigby Windmill is 1 mile east of the village.[5]

History

The name "Thrigby" is Old Scandinavian[6] and means 'Thrykki's farm/settlement'.[7] Thrigby was recorded in the Domesday Book as Trikebei/Trukebei.[8] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Mautby.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Distance from Thrigby [52.651708, 1.636019]". GENUKI. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Population statistics Thrigby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ "St Mary, Thrigby". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Contact". Thrigby Hall. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  5. ^ Windmills of Norfolk. John Ling. 2015. ISBN 9781445653785. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Parish Summary: Mautby". Norfolk Heritage Explorer. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Thrigby Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Norfolk S-T". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Relationships and changes Thrigby AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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