| 词条 | Billingford, Breckland |
| 释义 |
|official_name = Billingford |static_image = St Peter's church Billingford Norfolk (2335130400).jpg |static_image_caption = St Peter's parish church |coordinates = {{coord|52.7333|0.9833|display=inline,title}} |os_grid_reference = TG014193 |label_position = left |population = 253 |population_ref = (2011 Census) |area_total_km2 = 7.36 |civil_parish = Billingford |shire_district = Breckland |shire_county = Norfolk |region = East of England |country = England |postcode_district = NR20 |postcode_area = NR |post_town = Dereham |dial_code = 01362 |london_distance = |constituency_westminster = Mid Norfolk |website= Billingford Parish Council }}Billingford is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, about {{convert|3+1/2|mi}} 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 is in the Upper Wensum ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall division of Norfolk County Council.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} ArchaeologyWest 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. ToponymThe 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 churchThe 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] References1. ^{{cite book |series=County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps |title=Norfolk |page=230 |isbn=978-1-84348-614-5}} 2. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=1170215935 |title=Billingford Parish |work=nomis |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=26 August 2018}} 3. ^{{NHLE |num=1021458 |desc=A Roman roadside settlement 150m south-west of Billingford Hall |accessdate=26 August 2018}} 4. ^{{harvnb|Ekwall|1960|loc=Billingford}} 5. ^{{NHLE |num=1077412 |desc=Church of St Peter |grade=I |accessdate=26 August 2018}} Bibliography
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