Hilborough
| Hilborough | |
|---|---|
 All Saints Parish Church, Hilborough | |
| Area | 24.08 km2 (9.30 sq mi) |
| Population | 180 (2001 census) |
| • Density | 7/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF8200 |
| • London | 93.2 miles (150.0 km) |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THETFORD |
| Postcode district | IP26 |
| Dialling code | 01760 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
Hilborough is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk [1]. The village is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Swaffham, 25.4 miles (40.9 km) west south west of Norwich and 93.2 miles (150.0 km) north north east of London. The village straddles the A1065 between Swaffham and Brandon [2]. The nearest railway station is at Brandon for the Breckland Line which runs between Cambridge and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.
History
Hilborough has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085[3]. In the great book Hilborough is recorded by the name ‘’Hildeburhwella’’. The main landholder is William de Warenne. The main tennent was named as William. The survey also notes that there were three mills, five Beehives. The ancestors of Admiral Nelson, including the Admiral's father, the Reverend Edmund Nelson, who left for Burnham Thorpe shortly before Horatio was born; were rectors of the parish church of All Saints at Hilborough between 1734 and 1806
Notable people
The family of Admiral Nelson. Nelson’s grandfather, father, uncle-by-marriage and his brother were all rectors of All Saints parish church in the village. As a young boy Nelson stayed with his uncle and grandmother in Hilborough. After the battle of the Nile, Nelsons was given the peerage, Baron Nelson of the Nile and Hilborough[4].
The Parish Church of All Saints
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References
- ^ OS Explorer Map 236 - King’s Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 9780319464083.
- ^ County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, ISBN 978 1 84348 614 5
- ^ The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 190, Hilborough, ISBN 1858334403
- ^ The King’s England series, NORFOLK, by Arthur Mee,Pub:Hodder and Stoughton,1972, page 122 Hilborough, ISBN 0 340 15061 0