Hillington, Norfolk

Hillington
St Mary's Church, Hillington
Hillington is located in Norfolk
Hillington
Hillington
Location within Norfolk
Area10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population400 (2011)
• Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF718255
Civil parish
  • Hillington
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE31
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°48′01″N 0°32′50″E / 52.80018°N 0.54734°E / 52.80018; 0.54734

Hillington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi) and had a population of 287 in 123 households as of the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 400 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The village straddles the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. It formerly had a railway station, but this closed in 1959.

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 28 August 2015.