Aldeby

Aldeby is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is bounded to the south by the River Waveney, on the other side of which is Suffolk. The village is about 5 miles (8.0 km) by road from Beccles.

Aldeby
Aldeby village sign
Aldeby Location within Norfolk
Area	12.61 km2 (4.87 sq mi)
Population	420 (2011)
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM450933
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BECCLES
Postcode district	NR34
Dialling code	01502
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	South Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.483°N 1.608°E / 52.483; 1.608

History

The name Aldeby derives from the Old Norse word meaning "old fortification". The civil parish has an area of 12.61 square kilometres (4.87 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 437 in 175 household, falling to a population of 422 in 180 households at the 2011 Census.^[1] For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the area of the district of South Norfolk.^[2]

Old Apple Orchard, Three Gates Farm

Aldeby is well known for its fishing pits and also historically for the apple factory (Waveney Apple Growers Ltd) based on Common Road that closed in the late 1990s. It also once had its own railway station.^{[citation needed]}

St Mary's Parish Church, Aldeby

Aldeby is mentioned in the Domesday Book and was part of Clavering hundred. Aldeby Priory was located here.^{[citation needed]}

Between 1959 and 1968, the village was the location of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring bunker, to be used in the event of a nuclear attack. It remains mostly intact.^[3]