Wilby, Northamptonshire

Wilby is a suburban linear village and civil parish in the Borough of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, England. 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 2011 census, the parish's population was 624 people. It is also thought to date to the Victorian times.[1]

Wilby
Wilby
Location within Northamptonshire
Population624 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceSP8666
• London69.8 miles (112.3 km)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWELLINGBOROUGH
Postcode districtNN8
Dialling code01933
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

The village is 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.[2]

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. A housing estate is rumoured to be built south of the village but nothing has been confirmed.

References
  1. Office for National Statistics: Wilby CP: Parish headcounts Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  2. http://www.wilbyprimarynorthants.org/#

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