Billingford, South Norfolk


Billingford or Pirleston is a village and former civil parish, south of Norwich, now in the parish of Scole, in the South Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 150.

Features

Billingford has a church called St Leonard and a pub called The Horseshoes on Lower Street, adjacent to Billingford Windmill.

History

The name "Billingford" possibly means 'ford at the place called Billing' or 'ford of the Billingas'. Billingford was recorded in the Domesday Book as Plestuna. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Scole.