Illington

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Illington
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Illington
Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference TL9489
•  London 92.3 miles (148.5 km)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town THETFORD
Postcode district IP24
Dialling code 01953
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52°28′23″N0°52′01″E / 52.47308°N 0.866831°E / 52.47308; 0.866831 Coordinates: 52°28′23″N0°52′01″E / 52.47308°N 0.866831°E / 52.47308; 0.866831

Illington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wretham in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. [1] The village is 6.2 miles north east of Thetford, 24 miles west south west of Norwich and 92.3 miles north east of London. [2] The nearest railway station is at Thetford for the Breckland Line which runs between Cambridge and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. In 1931 the parish had a population of 53. [3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Wretham. [4]

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History

The villages name means 'farm/settlement of Illa's people' or perhaps, 'farm/settlement connected with Illa'. [5]

Illington has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. [6] In the great book Illington is recorded by the name ‘’Illinketune’’. The main landholder is William de Warenne

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References

  1. ↑ OS Explorer Map 236 - King’s Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN   978-0-319-46408-3.
  2. ↑ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, ISBN   978-1-84348-614-5
  3. ↑ "Population statistics Illington AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "Illington AP/CP through time: Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Key to English Place-names".
  6. ↑ The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 191, Illington, ISBN   1-85833-440-3


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