Thrigby

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]

Thrigby
Thrigby is located in Norfolk
Thrigby
Thrigby
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

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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