Whitlingham
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Whitlingham is a small hamlet and former civil parish at the mouth of the River Wensum, now in the parish of Kirby Bedon, in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It is located 3 miles (5 km) east of Norwich, on the south bank of the River Yare, reached from Trowse along Whitlingham Lane. In 1931 the parish had a population of 99. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Kirby Bedon.
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Whitlingham is a small hamlet and former civil parish at the mouth of the River Wensum, now in the parish of Kirby Bedon, in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It is located 3 miles (5 km) east of Norwich, on the south bank of the River Yare, reached from Trowse along Whitlingham Lane. In 1931 the parish had a population of 99. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Kirby Bedon.
==Church== The round-towered church of St. Andrew was dilapidated about 1630, and for centuries was a picturesque ruin on the verge of a lofty precipice, overlooking the river. There is photographic evidence to suggest the ruins were prettified during the second half of the 19th century, with eroded parapets rebuilt, and new window tracery inserted. The round tower collapsed in 1940 and today the fragmentary ruins are very overgrown.
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