Blickling is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England, about north-west of Aylsham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 136 and covers , falling to 113 at the 2011 Census. Since the 17th century the village has been concentrated in two areas, around the church and also at the park gates of Blickling Hall. Most of the village is contained in the Blickling Estate, which has been owned by the National Trust since 1940. The villages name means 'Blicla's people'.

Historic buildings

The parish has many farmhouses, cottages and buildings, several of them are

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. This gives the parish an immense variety and also provides an unusually complete picture of vernacular Norfolk architecture.

Listed properties

St Andrew's Church is located on a knoll close to the entrance of Blickling Hall. The flint and limestone 15th century Grade II* church was substantially remodelled in the 19th century. Surviving from the medieval building is the collection of brasses, several are to the

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family and Anne Boleyn. Sir Nicholas Dagworth (b.1390 an early owner of the hall) is buried in the church and marked by a tombstone. Also of note is the memorial to the eighth Marquess of Lothian by

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, and a memorial to the widow of the eighth marquess by

Arthur George Walker Arthur George Walker (20 October 1861 – 13 September 1939) was an English sculptor and painter. Among his best-known works are several war memorials and the statue of Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale (; 12 May 1820 – 13 Aug ...

. Adjacent to the hall is the ''Buckinghamshire Arms'' public house. The present building and barn were built in 1700, although an ale house was recorded in the early 17th century.Newman. J. ''The National Trust-Blickling Hall'' p71,73 Retrieved 11 December 2008 To the west of the B1354 road is Silvergate a hamlet of estate cottages, some of which are thatched and Grade II listed.Blickling conservation area p17
Retrieved 16 December 2008 Flashpits Farmhouse is located on the south east corner of the park at Ingworth Road, the red brick building was absorbed into the estate in the 18th century. But its origin is probably from the 17th century. One of only two properties on the road, the other being the unlisted Keeper's Cottage. Aylsham Old Hall dates back to 1689 with parts of the building Grade 1 and Grade II listed. The dwelling is constructed of red brick with red hipped pantile roofing and located close to the B1354 road on the fringes of Aylsham.

Notable residents

Several of the

family are known to have lived in the village.

War Memorial

Blickling's war memorial is carved into the oak pulpit in St. Andrew's Church. Imperial War Museum. (2022). Retrieved November 06, 2022. https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/85052 It holds the following names for the First World War: * Captain Adrian H. Graves MC (1897-1918), 40th Battalion, Machine Gun Corps * Sergeant John L. Goulder (d.1915), 1/5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Able-Seaman Herbert Pert (1882-1915), ''

HMS Swiftsure The Royal Navy has had ten ships named ''Swiftsure'' since 1573, including: * , a galleon, renamed ''Speedwell'' and rebuilt in 1607, and lost in 1624. * , a 42-gun great ship captured by the Dutch in 1666. * , a 70-gun ship later renamed ''Reveng ...

'' * Lance-Corporal Alfred W. Digby (d.1918), 6th Battalion,

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* Private Jack Foulger (1893-1915), 1st Battalion, Black Watch * Private Albert Eastoll (1887-1916), 1st Battalion,

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* Private Fred Hancock, Durham Light Infantry * Private Charles A. Buck (d.1917), 1st Battalion, Essex Regiment * Private Jack Flood (d.1917), 1/4th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Charles C. Broom (d.1917), 1/5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Cyril F. Pert (1897-1915),

Norfolk Yeomanry The Norfolk Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry (Yeomanry) regiment of Britain's Territorial Army accepted onto the establishment of the British Army in 1794. After seeing action in the Second Boer War, it served dismounted at Gallipoli, in Palest ...

* Private Charles Pert, Norfolk Yeomanry * Private Ernest E. Digby (d.1917), 6th Battalion, Welch Regiment * Rifleman James Tortice (1884-1918), 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) And, the following for the Second World War: * Sergeant Marcus Seatter (1915-1943),

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* Seaman Thomas W. Parke (d.1941), ''HMS Voltaire''

References

* http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Blickling

External links

Blickling watermill historyBlickling conservation area
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