In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Barnby like this:
BARNBY, a parish in Mutford district, Suffolk; near the river Waveney, and near Carlton-Colville r. station, 5 miles E by S of Beccles. Post Town, Mutford-Bridge, under Lowestoft. Acres, 1,099. Real property, £1,418. Pop., 270. Houses, 59. The property is much sub-divided. The living is a rectory, annexed to the vicarage of Mutford, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is old but good. Charities, £9.
Barnby through time
Barnby is now part of Waveney district. Click here for graphs and data of how Waveney has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barnby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barnby, in Waveney and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7014
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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