East Bilney

East Bilney is a village and former civil parish, 19 miles (31 km) north west of Norwich,[1] now in the parish of Beetley, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 117.[2] It has a church called St Mary which is located away from the village[3] and a car dealer called East Bilney Garage on Fakenham Road.[4]

East Bilney
East Bilney
Location within Norfolk
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom

History

The name "Bilney" means 'Bil(l)a's island'.[5] East Bilney was not recorded in the Domesday Book and was accounted for under the Earl Warren's lordship of Gressenhale.[6] In 1875 a school was erected at Hungry Hill for East Bilney and Beetley.[7] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Beetley.[8]

References
  1. "Distance from East Bilney [52.735902, 0.891137]". GENUKI. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "Population statistics East Bilney AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. "St Mary, East Bilney". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. "Contact us". East Bilney Garage. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. "East Bilney Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. "Launditch Hundred: East Bilney". British History Online. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. "About East Bilney". Beetley Parish Council. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  8. "Relationships and changes East Bilney AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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