Hillington, Norfolk

Hillington
St Mary's Church, Hillington
Hillington is located in Norfolk
Hillington
Hillington
Location within Norfolk
Area10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population400 (2011)
• Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF718255
Civil parish
  • Hillington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE31
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°48′01″N 0°32′50″E / 52.80018°N 0.54734°E / 52.80018; 0.54734

Hillington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi) and had a population of 287 in 123 households as of the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 400 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The village straddles the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. It formerly had a railway station, but this closed in 1959.

History

The settlement was recorded in the Domesday Book as Helingetuna, which is believed to mean ‘the farmstead of the family or followers of a man named Hythla or Hydl'.[3]

Archaeological test pits were dug between 2015–2017 and a report was published in 2019.[4]

Notable people

Hillington is the traditional home of the ffolkes baronets. Francis ffolkes, 5th Baronet was Rector of Hillington from 1912 until his death.[5] His nephew, the intelligence officer and conservationist Tracy Philipps, was born here in 1888.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Hillington". www.access.arch.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Hilington" (PDF). www.access.archCam.ac.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Sir Francis Ffolkes". The Times: 19. 20 October 1938.
  6. ^ "Tracy Philipps". Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

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