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HILLINGTON, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Freebridge-Lynn district, Norfolk. The village stands near the river Babingley, 5½ miles ENE of Wootton r. station, and 7 NE of Lynn; is a pleasant place; has a post office‡ under Lynn, and a good inn; and is a seat of petty sessions.—The parish comprises 2, 529 acres. Real property, £2, 525. Pop., 330. Houses, 56. The manor belonged formerly to the Hovells; and belongs now to Sir W. H. B. Ffolkes, Bart. Hillington Hall was built in 1627; has been greatly enlarged and improved; and is a stately mansion. Four ancient crosses are in the village. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £450.* Patron, Sir W. H. B. Ffolkes, Bart. The church is partly old, but has a modern nave; is built of stone, flint, and brick; has a square embattled tower; and contains monuments of the Hovells, the Brownes, and the Ffolkeses. Handsome schools, of Carr stone and red brick, were built in 1855. -The sub-district contains ten parishes. Acres, 26, 155. Pop., 4, 543. Houses, 929.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village, a parish, and a sub-district" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Hillington CP/AP Hillington SubD Freebridge Lynn RegD/PLU Norfolk AncC |
| Place: | Hillington |
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