Billingford, Breckland

Billingford is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about 3 1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) north of East Dereham. The village is just north of the River Wensum, which forms the southern boundary of the parish. The village is on the B1145 road,[1] which links King's Lynn and Mundesley. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 253.[2]

Billingford

St Peter's parish church
Billingford
Location within Norfolk
Area7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Population253 (2011 Census)
• Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG014193
Civil parish
  • Billingford
District
  • Breckland
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDereham
Postcode districtNR20
Dialling code01362
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
WebsiteBillingford Parish Council

Billingford is in the Upper Wensum ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall division of Norfolk County Council.

Archaeology
Roman gold amulet found at Billingford

West of the village, between Elmham Road and the River Wensum, is the site of a Romano-British settlement. The site is unusual in having evidence that occupation continued into the early Anglo-Saxon period. The site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[3]

Artefacts recovered from the site include a gold amulet.

Toponym

The Domesday Book of 1086 records the toponym as Billinge-forda. An entry for 1212 in the Book of Fees records it as Billingeford. It is derived from Old English and means "the ford of Billa's people".[4]

Parish church

The earliest part of the Church of England parish church of St Peter is the baptismal font, which is 13th-century. The present building is largely 14th-century, built of flint and has an octagonal west tower. The church is a Grade I listed building.[5]

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References
  1. Norfolk. County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps. p. 230. ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5.
  2. "Billingford Parish". nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. Historic England. "A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall (1021458)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. Ekwall 1960, Billingford
  5. Historic England. "Church of St Peter  (Grade I) (1077412)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 August 2018.

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