Billingford,_South_Norfolk

Billingford, South Norfolk

Billingford, South Norfolk

Human settlement in England

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]

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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]

War memorial

Billingford's war memorial is located within St. Leonard's Church and takes the form of a marble plaque. It bears the following names for the First World War:

And, the following for the Second World War:

References

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    "History of Billingford in South Norfolk Place names". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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    "Distance from Billingford [52.363022, 1.179569]". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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    "Population Statistics Billingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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    "St Leonard, Billingford". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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    "Location & Contact". The Horseshoes Billingford. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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    "Billingford Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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    "Norfolk A-C". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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    "Relationships and Changes Billingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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    Edwards, M. (2019). Retrieved November 2, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Billingford-Diss.doc
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