West Bilney is a village and former
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
on the
A47 road,
west of
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. Norwich is by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. As the seat of the See of Norwich, with ...
, now in the parish of
East Winch
East Winch is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located south-east of King's Lynn and west of Norwich.
History
East Winch's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the east ...
, in the
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 147,451.
History
The district was ...
district, in the county of
Norfolk
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, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 188. Its church is dedicated to St Cecilia.
History
The name "Bilney" probably means 'Bil(l)a's island'. West Bilney was recorded in the
Domesday Book
Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...
as ''Benelai''/''Bilenei''/''Binelai''. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with East Winch.
Notable residents
Actor
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director and writer. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as one half of the comic double act Fry and Laurie, alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring ...
owns a home in the village.
See also
*
Bilney railway station
References
External links
*
Villages in Norfolk
Former civil parishes in Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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