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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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NOTE: There is another place named Hellington in the south of Norfolk in the vicinity of Norwich. Hellington has also been written "Hillington" in gazetteers, but is given a redirection of Hillington (near Norwich) here in WeRelate.
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- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Hillington is a civil parish in the west of the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi) and had a population of 287 in 123 households as of the 2001 UK census, increasing to 400 at the 2011 UK census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
The village straddles the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. It formerly had a railway station, but this closed in 1959. The parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Hillington from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1871-72:
- "HILLINGTON, a village, a parish, and a [registration] sub-district, in Freebridge-Lynn [registration] district, Norfolk. The village stands near the river Babingley, 5½ miles ENE of Wootton [railway] station, and 7 NE of Lynn; is a pleasant place; has a post office under Lynn, and a good inn; and is a seat of petty sessions.
- "The parish comprises 2,529 acres. Real property: £2,525. Population: 330. Houses: 56. The manor belonged formerly to the Hovells; and belongs now to Sir W. H. B. Ffolkes, Bart. Hillington Hall was built in 1627; has been greatly enlarged and improved; and is a stately mansion. Four ancient crosses are in the village. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value: £450. Patron: Sir W. H. B. Ffolkes, Bart. The church is partly old, but has a modern nave; is built of stone, flint, and brick; has a square embattled tower; and contains monuments of the Hovells, the Brownes, and the Ffolkeses. Handsome schools, of Carr stone and red brick, were built in 1855."
Research Tips
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- England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997
- England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812
- England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941
- England, Norfolk Marriage Bonds, 1557-1915
- England, Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901
- Ancestry.co.uk has the following lists as of 2018 (UK or worldwide Ancestry membership or library access required). With the exception of the index to wills these files are browsible images of the original documents. The files are separated by type and broken down into time periods (i.e., "Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812" is more than one file). The general explanatory notes are worth reading for those unfamiliar with English parish records.
- Index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich : and now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
- Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
- FindMyPast is another pay site with large collection of parish records. As of October 2018 they had 20 types of Norfolk records available to browse including Land Tax Records and Electoral Registers.
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