Illington

Illington

Infobox UK place
official_name= Illington
country= England
region= East of England
shire_district= Breckland
shire_county= Norfolk
civil_parish= Wretham CP
static_

static_image_caption =Saint Andrew Parish Church, Illington
population= 366 (parish, 2001 census)
population_density=
os_grid_reference=TF9489
latitude= 52.47308
longitude= 0.866831
post_town= THETFORD
postcode_area= IP
postcode_district= IP24
dial_code= 01953
constituency_westminster=
london_distance= convert|92.3|mi|km

Illington is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk ["OS Explorer Map 236 - King’s Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 9780319464083.] . 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 [County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, ISBN 978 1 84348 614 5] . The nearest railway station is at Brandon for the Breckland Line which runs between Cambridge and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

History

Illington has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085 [The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 191, Illington, ISBN 1858334403] . In the great book Illington is recorded by the name ‘’Illinketune’’. The main landholder is William de Warenne

References

External links

*oscoor|TL945900_region:GB_scale:100000|Map sources for Illington.


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