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.
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St Mary's Church, Hillington | |
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 |
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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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Civil parishes of King's Lynn and West Norfolk | |
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