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Human settlement in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Hillington | |
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![]() St Mary's Church, Hillington | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
Population | 400 (2011) |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF718255 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | KING'S LYNN |
Postcode district | PE31 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
The village straddles the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. It formerly had a railway station, but this closed in 1959.
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]
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]
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