Didlington
Didlington is a village in the Breckland district of mid-Norfolk, East Anglia, England in the United Kingdom. It has an area of 11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi) with a population of 48.[1] At the 2011 Census the minimal population was included in the civil parish of Ickburgh.
| Didlington | |
|---|---|
 St Michael's Church, Didlington | |
  Didlington Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 11.07 km2 (4.27 sq mi) |
| Population | 48 (2001 census[1]) |
| • Density | 4/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL7821097350 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Swaffham |
| Postcode district | IP26 |
| Dialling code | 01842 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
The village is served by St Michael's Church in the Benefice of Cockley Cley.[2]
Didlington Hall was a country house, which at one point housed the Egyptological collections of William Tyssen-Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Hackney.[3] Apart from the stables and a clock tower, it was demolished in the 1950s. A new house was built on the site in 2007.[4]
Neighbouring parishes | |
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References
- "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2009. (Excel XLS format)
- Benefice of Cockley Cley
- Parkinson, R. B. (2009). Reading Ancient Egyptian Poetry: Among Other Histories. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-4051-2547-5.
- Kingsley, Nick (11 May 2014). "(122) Tyssen-Amherst (later Cecil) of Didlington Hall and Foulden Hall, Barons Amherst of Hackney". Landed families of Britain and Ireland.
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