Blickling

Blickling
The Church of St Andrew
Blickling is located in Norfolk
Blickling
Blickling
Location within Norfolk
Area8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population113 (2011)[1]
• Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG1775428491
• London128 miles (206.0 km)
Civil parish
  • Blickling
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNorwich
Postcode districtNR11
Dialling code01263
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°48′35″N 1°13′53″E / 52.8096°N 1.2313°E / 52.8096; 1.2313

Blickling is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north-west of Aylsham. In the 2011 census, it had a population of 113 and covered 862 hectares (2,130 acres),[2] before dropping to 110 residents as of the 2021 census.[3] 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'.

  1. ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Blickling 2011 census data". Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Blickling 2023 census data". Retrieved 29 March 2023.