Filby's name is of mixed Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin deriving from an amalgamation of the Old English and Old Norse for Fili's or Fila's settlement.

[4] Filby falls within the constituency of Great Yarmouth and is represented at Parliament by Brandon Lewis MP of the Conservative Party.

All Saints' is one of Norfolk's few remaining churches with a thatched roof with the font built from Purbeck Marble dating from the Thirteenth Century.

The stained-glass largely dates from the Nineteenth Century and originates from the workshops of Alfred Gerente of Paris, Ward and Hughes and James Powell and Sons.

The majority of local children attend Filby Primary School, which was awarded a 'Good' rating by Ofsted in 2013 which was upheld in 2017.