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Blickling
The Church of St Andrew
Blickling is located in Norfolk
Blickling
Blickling
Location within Norfolk
Area8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population111 (2021)[1]
• Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG1775428491
• London128 miles (206.0 km)
Civil parish
  • Blickling
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorwich
Postcode districtNR11
Dialling code01263
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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52°48′32″N 1°13′52″E / 52.809°N 1.231°E / 52.809; 1.231

Blickling is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of the English county of Norfolk. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of Aylsham and 13 miles (21 km) north of Norwich. Most of the village is located within the Blickling Estate, which has been owned by the National Trust since 1940.

History

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Blickling's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.[2] It is listed in the Domesday Book as a settlement of 44 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of William the Conqueror and William, Bishop of Thetford.[3]

Adjacent to the hall is the Buckinghamshire Arms public house. The present building and barn were built in 1700, although an ale house was recorded in the early 17th century.[4]

The Buckinghamshire Arms

To the west of the B1354 road is Silvergate a hamlet of estate cottages, some of which are thatched and Grade II listed.[5]

Geography

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According to the 2021 census, the population of Blickling is 111 people (which decreased from 113 in 2011) living in a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2).[6]

The River Bure runs through the parish.

Church

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Blickling's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and was extensively remodelled in the 19th-century, first by George Edmund Street and later by William Butterfield. Inside the church there is an elaborate memorial to William Kerr, Eighth Marquess of Lothian as well as a Fifteenth Century font. There are numerous memorial bronzes including one to Sir Nicholas Dagworth, a Fourteenth Century soldier and diplomat, and multiple dedicated to members of the Boleyn family.[7]

Blickling Hall

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Main article: Blickling Hall

Blickling is dominated by Blickling Hall. The hall is most famous as the residence of the Boleyn family, but also contains a significant collection of manuscripts in its library. The building and surrounding park land has been in the possession of the National Trust since 1940.

Governance

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Blickling is part of the electoral ward of Aylsham for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland. The village's national constituency is Broadland and Fakenham.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Blickling | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  4. ^ Newman. J. The National Trust-Blickling Hall p71,73 ISBN 0-7078-0086-2 Retrieved 11 December 2008
  5. ^ Blickling conservation area p17 Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 December 2008
  6. ^ "Blickling (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
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