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Where is Wilby?

Wilby is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, three miles south of the town of Attleborough, 17 miles south-west of the major city of Norwich, and 81 miles north-east of London. Wilby lies six miles north of the Suffolk border. Wilby falls within the district council of Breckland, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the NR16 postcode district. The post town for Wilby is Norwich.

Wilby on a map

Map showing extent of Wilby as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Wilby
Map showing location of Wilby within the UK
Location of Wilby within the UK

Which county is Wilby in?

Wilby is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is Wilby in Norfolk?

Wilby is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Norfolk, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Wilby within Norfolk
Location of Wilby within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Wilby?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Wilby is NR16 2JP.

Where is Wilby in NR16?

Wilby is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NR16 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the NR16 postcode district.

Map showing location of Wilby within NR16
Location of Wilby within NR16

What is the post town for Wilby?

The post town for Wilby is Norwich. Wilby is in the NR16 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Norwich.

What is the latitude and longitude of Wilby?

The centre of Wilby is located at position 52.46886° latitude and 0.9912° longitude.

Latitude52.46886°
Longitude0.9912°

What is the easting and northing of Wilby?

The centre of Wilby is located at the grid reference easting 603275 and northing 289865 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting603275
Northing289865

What are the nearest towns to Wilby?

Position of Wilby relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Wilby to the centre of the town.

south
3m
Wilby is 3 miles south of Attleborough
south
8m
Wilby is 8 miles south of Hingham
north-west
8m
Wilby is 8 miles north-west of Diss
south-west
9m
Wilby is 9 miles south-west of Wymondham
south-east
10m
Wilby is 10 miles south-east of Watton
north-east
11m
Wilby is 11 miles north-east of Thetford
north-west
12m
Wilby is 12 miles north-west of Eye
west
14m
Wilby is 14 miles west of Harleston
south
15m
Wilby is 15 miles south of Dereham
east
16m
Wilby is 16 miles east of Brandon

What are the nearest cities to Wilby?

Position of Wilby relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Wilby to the centre of the city.

south-west
17m
Wilby is 17 miles south-west of Norwich
east
31m
Wilby is 31 miles east of Ely
north
40m
Wilby is 40 miles north of Colchester
north-east
41m
Wilby is 41 miles north-east of Cambridge
east
53m
Wilby is 53 miles east of Peterborough
north
55m
Wilby is 55 miles north of Chelmsford
north
65m
Wilby is 65 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
75m
Wilby is 75 miles north-east of St Albans
north-east
80m
Wilby is 80 miles north-east of Milton Keynes
north-east
81m
Wilby is 81 miles north-east of City of London