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{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}}
{{Other uses|Filby (surname)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | country           = England
 | coordinates       = {{coord|52.66218|1.64525|display=inline,title}}
 | os_grid_reference = TG466134
 | official_name     = Filby
 | population        = 765
 | population_ref    = [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011]]
 | area_total_km2    = 5.80
 | shire_district    = [[Great Yarmouth (borough)|Great Yarmouth]]
 | shire_county      = [[Norfolk]]
 | region            = East of England
 | civil_parish      = Filby
 | constituency_westminster = [[Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Yarmouth]]
 | postcode_district = NR29 
 | postcode_area     = NR
 | post_town         = GREAT YARMOUTH
 | dial_code         = 01493
 | london_distance   = {{convert|109|mi}}
|static_image_name = All Saints, Filby, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 312312.jpg
|static_image_width = 
|static_image_caption= All Saints' Church, Filby
}}

'''Filby''' is a village and [[civil parish]] in the [[England|English]] of [[Norfolk]]. The village is located {{convert|4.6|mi}} north-west of [[Great Yarmouth]] and {{convert|15|mi}} east of [[Norwich]], between [[Filby Broad|Filby]] and [[Ormesby Little Broad|Ormesby Little Broads]].

==History==
Filby's name is of mixed [[Anglo-Saxon]] and [[Vikings|Viking]] origin deriving from an amalgamation of the [[Old English]] and [[Old Norse]] for Fili's or Fila's settlement.<ref> University of Nottingham. Retrieved December 30, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Filby </ref>

In the [[Domesday Book]], Filby is listed as a settlement of 48 households in the [[Hundred (county division)|hundred]] of East Flegg. In 1086, the village was divided between the [[East Anglia|East Anglian]] estates of [[William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey|William de Warenne]], [[Roger Bigod of Norfolk|Roger Bigod]], [[St Benet's Abbey]], [[William d'Ecouis]] and Rabel the Engineer.<ref> Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved December 30, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG4613/filby/ </ref>

Filby Hall is a manor-house dating from the Eighteenth Century with a significant remodelling in the Nineteenth Century in the [[Gothic architecture|Victorian Gothic]] style. The Hall is surrounded by walled gardens with a rare example of a Nineteenth Century summerhouse in the Orangery. During the [[Second World War]], the hall was used as a camp for the [[British Army]].<ref> Spooner, S. (2005). Retrieved December 30, 2022. https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?TNF82-Parish-Summary-Filby-(Parish-Summary) </ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[2011 United Kingdom census|2011 Census]], Filby has a population of 765 residents living in 328 households. Furthermore, the parish has a total area of {{convert|5.80|km2|mi2}}.<ref> Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved December 30, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006267 </ref>

Filby falls within the [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] of [[Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Yarmouth]] and is represented at [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] by [[Brandon Lewis|Brandon Lewis MP]] of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the [[Non-metropolitan district|district]] of [[Great Yarmouth (borough)|Great Yarmouth]].

==All Saints' Church==
Filby's parish church was largely constructed in the Fourteenth Century with the tower being completed by the Sixteenth Century, the church was also significantly restored in the Nineteenth Century. All Saints' is one of [[Norfolk|Norfolk's]] few remaining churches with a thatched roof with the [[Baptismal font|font]] built from [[Purbeck Marble]] dating from the Thirteenth Century. The stained-glass largely dates from the Nineteenth Century and originates from the workshops of Alfred Gerente of Paris, [[Ward and Hughes]] and [[James Powell and Sons]].<ref> Knott, S. (2020). Retrieved December 30, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/filby/filby.htm </ref>

==Filby Broad==
{{main|Filby Broad}}
Filby Broad is one of the five [[Trinity Broads]] and is a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] with many uncommon species of birds and other wildlife. The broad is fairly shallow, reaching only six to eight feet at its deepest.

==Amenities==
[[File:Filby Sign.jpg|thumb|Filby village sign]]
The majority of local children attend Filby Primary School, which was awarded a 'Good' rating by [[Ofsted]] in 2013 which was upheld in 2017.<ref> Ofsted. (2017). Retrieved December 30, 2022. https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/2730463 </ref> The school is part of the Evolution Academy Trust.

Filby has a strong community ethos, and in 2002 won the 'Small Village' category in the [[Britain in Bloom]] competition.<ref> BBC News. (2002). 'Filby's flowers top again.' Retrieved December 30, 2022. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2280751.stm </ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Civil Parishes of Great Yarmouth}}

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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Borough of Great Yarmouth]]
[[Category:Civil parishes in Norfolk]]