Illington is a village and former
civil parish, now in the parish of
Wretham
Wretham is a civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. The parish includes the village of East Wretham, which is about northeast of Thetford and southwest of Norwich. It also includes the villages of Illington and Stonebri ...
in the
Breckland
Breckland in Norfolk and Suffolk is a 39,433 hectare Special Protection Area (SPA) under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. The SPA partly overlaps the 7,544 hectare Breckland Special Area of Conservation. As a la ...
district, in the county of
Norfolk, England. The village is 6.2 miles north east of
Thetford, 24 miles west south west of
Norwich and 92.3 miles north east of
London. The nearest railway station is at
Thetford for the
Breckland Line
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which runs between
Cambridge and
Norwich. The nearest airport is
Norwich International Airport
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Norwich Airport has a CAA Public Use Aero ...
. In 1931 the parish had a population of 53. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Wretham.
History
The villages name means 'farm/settlement of Illa's people' or perhaps, 'farm/settlement connected with Illa'.
Illington has an entry in the
Domesday Book of 1085.
[The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 191, Illington, ] In the great book Illington is recorded by the name ‘’Illinketune’’. The main landholder is
William de Warenne
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Villages in Norfolk
Former civil parishes in Norfolk
Breckland District
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