Colby, Norfolk
Colby is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is south of Cromer, north-north-west of Norwich, west-north-west of North Walsham and north-east of London. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham Railway station where the Bittern Line from Cromer to Norwich can be accessed and the national rail network beyond. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village lies a small distance east from the A140 Cromer to Norwich road. The parish of Colby in the 2001 census, has a population of 524, including  Banningham but reducing to 494 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. Description. The parish is in the north-east of the county and is a short distance north-east from the town of Aylsham and south of the estates of Gunton Park. The name of the village derives from the translated from Old Norse as "farmstead or village of a man called Koli".