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Marlingford
Marlingford
	St Mary’s Church, Marlingford
	Marlingford Location within Norfolk
OS grid reference	TG131470
Civil parish	Marlingford and Colton;
District	South Norfolk;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NORWICH
Postcode district	NR9
Dialling code	01603
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°38′18″N 1°08′54″E / 52.638377°N 1.1484501°E

Marlingford is a village in the civil parish of Marlingford and Colton, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Norwich.^[1]

Features

Marlingford has a church called St Mary,^[2] and a pub called The Marlingford Bell on Bawburgh Road.^[3]

History

The name "Marlingford" is uncertain but may mean 'ford of Mearthel's people' or 'ford at Marthing'.^[4] Marlingford was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Marthingheforda and Merlingeforda.^[5] On 25 March 1885 part of Easton parish was transferred to Marlingford. On 1 April 1935 the parish of Colton was merged with Marlingford.^[6] In 2001 the new parish was renamed "Marlingford and Colton".^[7] In 1931 the parish of Marlingford (prior to the marge) had a population of 181.^[8]

References

↑ "Distance from Marlingford [52.636501, 1.145065]". GENUKI. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
↑ "St Mary, Marlingford". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
↑ "Home". The Marlingford Bell. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
↑ "Marlingford Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
↑ "Norfolk M-R". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
↑ "Relationships and Changes Marlingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
↑ "The Parish of Marlingford (change of name) order 2001" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
↑ "Population Statistics Marlingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

External links

"Hundred of Forehoe: Marlingford". British History Online. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[1] "Distance from Marlingford [52.636501, 1.145065]". GENUKI. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[2] "St Mary, Marlingford". Norfolk Churches. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[3] "Home". The Marlingford Bell. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[4] "Marlingford Key to English Place-names". The University of Nottingham. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[5] "Norfolk M-R". The Domesday Book Online. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[6] "Relationships and Changes Marlingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[7] "The Parish of Marlingford (change of name) order 2001" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[8] "Population Statistics Marlingford CP/AP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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