Illington

Illington

Illington

Human settlement in England

Illington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wretham in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England.[1] The village is 6.2 miles north east of Thetford, 24 miles west south west of Norwich and 92.3 miles north east of London.[2] The nearest railway station is at Thetford for the Breckland Line which runs between Cambridge and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. In 1931 the parish had a population of 53.[3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Wretham.[4]

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History

The villages name means 'farm/settlement of Illa's people' or perhaps, 'farm/settlement connected with Illa'.[5]

Illington has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085.[6] In the great book Illington is recorded by the name ‘’Illinketune’’. The main landholder is William de Warenne

References

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    OS Explorer Map 236 - King’s Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 978-0-319-46408-3.
  2. [2]
    County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
  3. [3]
    "Population statistics Illington AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Illington AP/CP through time: Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit". A Vision of Britain through Time. GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Key to English Place-names".
  6. [6]
    The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 191, Illington, ISBN 1-85833-440-3
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