Place:Billingford (near East Dereham), Norfolk, England

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NameBillingford (near East Dereham)
Alt namesBelingesfortsource: Domesday Book (1985) p 187
Billingefordasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 187
Plestunasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 187
Prelestunasource: Domesday Book (1985) p 187
TypeParish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates52.7402°N 0.9761°E
Located inNorfolk, England
See alsoEynesford Hundred, Norfolk, Englandhundred in which it was located
Mitford and Launditch Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district 1894-1974
Breckland District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
NOTE: Billingford (near East Dereham) should not be confused with Billingford (near Scole) in the South Norfolk District.


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Billingford (near East Dereham) is a village and civil parish in the Breckland District of Norfolk, England, on the River Wensum, and between Norwich and Fakenham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 223 in 91 households. The village is located along the B1145, a route which runs between King's Lynn and Mundesley.

Research Tips

  • 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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