Saxlingham

Infobox UK place
official_name= Saxlingham
country= England
region= East of England
shire_district= North Norfolk
shire_county= Norfolk
civil_parish= Field Dalling
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static_image_caption =Saint Margaret Parish Church, Saxlingham
population= 273 (parish, 2001 census)
population_density=
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latitude= 52.91522
longitude= 1.01254
post_town= HOLT
postcode_area= NR
postcode_district= NR25
dial_code= 01328
constituency_westminster=
london_distance= convert|126|mi|km

Saxlingham is a village that is located civil parish of Field Dalling in the English county of Norfolk. [Ordnance Survey (2002). "OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central". ISBN 0-319-21887-2.] The village is 13.1 miles west of Cromer, 26 miles north-west of Norwich and 126 miles north-east of London. The village lies 3.6 miles west of the nearby town of Holt.The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

History

Saxlingham is mentioned in the Domesday Book [The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 193 ISBN 1858334403] of 1086 where it is listed under the names ‘Saxelinghham' and 'Saxelingaham'. The main tenant of the manor was Bishop William Peter de Valognes.

The Parish Church of Saint Margaret

The Parish Church of Saint Margaret was constructed mainly in the 15th Century [The King’s England, Norfolk, by Arthur Mee, Page 269 ISBN 0 340 15061 0] . The Church was extensively restored by a benefactor, Sir Alfred Jodrell, in 1896 giving it the appearance of far more recent construction. Inside is a font which dates from the 15th century and an example of an ironbound chest dating from the same period. In a niche is an alabaster figure of an Elizabethan lady kneeling on a tasselled cushion. She was the daughter of Sir Christopher Heydon [The King’s England, Norfolk, by Arthur Mee, Page 269 ISBN 0 340 15061 0] . To the east of the church is the former ruin of Heydon Hall, the home of Sir John Heydon before he decamped to Baconsthorpe Castle. It was recently restored and renamed, and is now a private residence.

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