Billingford, South Norfolk
Billingford or Pirleston[1] is a village and former civil parish, 19 miles (31 km) south of Norwich,[2] now in the parish of Scole, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 150.[3]
Features[]
Billingford has a church called St Leonard[4] and a pub called The Horseshoes on Lower Street, adjacent to Billingford Windmill.[5]
History[]
The name "Billingford" possibly means 'ford at the place called Billing' or 'ford of the Billingas'.[6] Billingford was recorded in the Domesday Book as P(re)lestuna.[7] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Scole.[8]
References[]
- ^ "History of Billingford in South Norfolk Place names". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Distance from Billingford [52.363022, 1.179569]". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Population Statistics Billingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "St Leonard, Billingford". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Location & Contact". The Horseshoes Billingford. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Billingford Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Norfolk A-C". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "Relationships and Changes Billingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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- Villages in Norfolk
- Former civil parishes in Norfolk
- South Norfolk
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