Hellington

Hellington
St John the Baptist, Hellington
Hellington Hellington shown within Norfolk
Area	2.14 km² (0.83 sq mi)
Population	69
– density	32/km² (83/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG313031
Civil parish	Hellington
District	South Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR14
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°34′38″N 1°24′49″E / 52.57734°N 1.41355°E / 52.57734; 1.41355

Hellington is a small village and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England.

In the 2001 census it contained 24 households and a population of 69.^[1] It is centred on a crossroads ½ mile (¾ km) south of Rockland St. Mary and around 6½ miles (10½ km) southeast of Norwich. The road north leads to Rockland St. Mary, south leads to the church and to Hellington Corner on the A146. East and west from the crossroads are both no through roads; east leading to Hellington Hall, a Grade II Listed 17th-century country house, and Low Common and west leading to Holverston.

Church of St John the Baptist

Main article: St John the Baptist's Church, Hellington

The church, St John the Baptist, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk, and is a Grade I listed building . It contains a bronze war memorial to the dead and serving soldiers from World War I (memorial details).

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hellington.

Ordnance Survey Pathfinder (1:25000) map of Hellington
St. John the Baptist on the Norfolk Churches website.
St. John the Baptist on the Round Tower Churches website
Green Pastures Nursery (at Hellington Corner)
Hellington Hall

References

↑ "Hellington parish information". South Norfolk Council. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.

Ceremonial county of Norfolk

Boroughs or districts	Breckland Broadland Great Yarmouth King's Lynn and West Norfolk North Norfolk Norwich South Norfolk

Major settlements	Acle Attleborough Aylsham Cromer Dereham Diss Downham Market Fakenham Great Yarmouth Hingham Holt Hunstanton King's Lynn Loddon North Walsham Norwich Redenhall with Harleston Reepham Sheringham Sprowston Stalham Swaffham Thetford Thorpe St Andrew Watton Wells-next-the-Sea Wymondham See also: List of civil parishes in Norfolk

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Civil parishes of South Norfolk

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