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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 is now part of EAST SUFFOLK District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST SUFFOLK has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Barnby itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Barnby, in East Suffolk and Suffolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/7014
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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