In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hillington like this:
HILLINGTON, a village, a parish, and a sub-district, in Freebridge-Lynn district, Norfolk. The village stands near the river Babingley, 5½ miles ENE of Wootton r. 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. Pop., 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. -The sub-district contains ten parishes. Acres, 26, 155. Pop., 4, 543. Houses, 929.
Hillington through time
Hillington is now part of Kings Lynn and West Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how Kings Lynn and West Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hillington itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hillington in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/5150
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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