Billingford, South Norfolk

Billingford
Billingford
	Billingford Windmill
	Billingford Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TM166786
Civil parish	Scole;
District	South Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Diss
Postcode district	IP21
UK Parliament	South Norfolk;

Billingford or Pirleston[1] is a village and former civil parish, 19 miles (31 km) south of Norwich,[2] now in the parish of Scole, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 150.[3]

Features

Billingford has a church called St Leonard[4] and a pub called The Horseshoes on Lower Street, adjacent to Billingford Windmill.[5]

History

The name "Billingford" possibly means 'ford at the place called Billing' or 'ford of the Billingas'.[6] Billingford was recorded in the Domesday Book as P(re)lestuna.[7] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Scole.[8]

War Memorial

Billingford's War Memorial is located within St. Leonard's Church and takes the form of a marble plaque. It bears the following names for the First World War:

Captain Gordon M. Flowerdew VC (1887-1918), Lord Strathcona's Horse, Canadian Army
Steward First Class Arthur Nunn (1894-1916), HMS Conquest
Bombardier Walter Race (1884-1917), 94th Battery, Royal Field Artillery
Corporal Herbert Race (1894-1917), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Lance-Corporal Charles W. Thrower (d.1918), 15th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment
Private George F. Punt (d.1918), 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Private Allan Fox MM (d.1918), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
Private John L. Whiting (d.1917), 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment

And, the following for the Second World War:

Corporal Stanley W. A. Hill (1915-1944), No. 653 (Aerial Observation) Squadron, RAF[9]

References

"History of Billingford in South Norfolk Place names". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"Distance from Billingford [52.363022, 1.179569]". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"Population Statistics Billingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"St Leonard, Billingford". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"Location & Contact". The Horseshoes Billingford. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"Billingford Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"Norfolk A-C". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
"Relationships and Changes Billingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
Edwards, M. (2019). Retrieved November 02, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Billingford-Diss.html

External links

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[1] "History of Billingford in South Norfolk Place names". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[2] "Distance from Billingford [52.363022, 1.179569]". GENUKI. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[3] "Population Statistics Billingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[4] "St Leonard, Billingford". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[5] "Location & Contact". The Horseshoes Billingford. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[6] "Billingford Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[7] "Norfolk A-C". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[8] "Relationships and Changes Billingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 23 September 2019.

[9] Edwards, M. (2019). Retrieved November 02, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/Billingford-Diss.html