Blickling

Blickling
The Church of St Andrew
Blickling
Blickling shown within Norfolk
Area	8.62 km² (3.33 sq mi)
Population	113 (2011)
• Density	13/km² (34/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG1775428491
• London	128 miles (206.0 km)
Civil parish	Blickling
District	Broadland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Norwich
Postcode district	NR11
Dialling code	01263

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Broadland
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°48′35″N 1°13′53″E / 52.8096°N 1.2313°E / 52.8096; 1.2313Coordinates: 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 on the B1354 road. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 136 and covers 862 hectares (2,130 acres), 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 parish has many farmhouses, cottages and buildings, several of them are Grade II listed. This gives the parish an immense variety and also provides an unusually complete picture of vernacular Norfolk architecture.

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 Boleyn 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 Marquis of Lothian by George Frederick Watts.

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.

To the west of the B1354 road is Silvergate a hamlet of estate cottages, some of which are thatched and Grade II listed.

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