Blickling
Sign in to saveBlickling is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of the English county of Norfolk. It is north-west of Aylsham and north of Norwich. Most of the village is located within the Blickling Estate, which has been owned by the National Trust since 1940.
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Place details
- Locality
- Broadland
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Blickling
- UK place.static_image_name
- Blickling church.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Church of St Andrew
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.shire_district
- Broadland
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.civil_parish
- Blickling
- UK place.population
- 111
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 8.62
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TG1775428491
- UK place.post_town
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- Kingdom of England
- Located in
- Broadland
- Population
- +113
- Area
- +8.62
- Image
- Blickling church.JPG
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Church
- Blickling Hall
- Governance
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Blickling is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of the English county of Norfolk. It is north-west of Aylsham and north of Norwich. Most of the village is located within the Blickling Estate, which has been owned by the National Trust since 1940.
== History == Blickling's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin. 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.