Saxlingham

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Saxlingham
Saint Margaret Parish Church, Saxlingham
Saxlingham shown within Norfolk
Population	273 (parish, 2001 census)
- London	126 miles (203 km)
Parish	Field Dalling
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HOLT
Postcode district	NR25
Dialling code	01328
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
European Parliament	East of England
List of places: UK • England • Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°54′55″N 1°00′45″E / 52.91522, 1.01254

Saxlingham is a village that is located civil parish of Field Dalling in the English county of Norfolk.^[1] The village is 13.1 miles west of Cromer, 26 miles north-west of Norwich and 126 miles north-east of London. The village lies 3.6 miles west of the nearby town of Holt.The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

[edit] History

Saxlingham is mentioned in the Domesday Book ^[2] of 1086 were it is listed under the name ‘Saxelinghham and Saxelingaham. The main tenant of the manor was Bishop William Peter de Valognes.

[edit] The Parish Church of Saint Margaret

The Parish Church of Saint Margaret is constructed mainly in the 15th Century^[3]. The Church was heaviely restored by benefactor, Sir Alfred Jodrell, in 1896 giving it a look of a far more recent construction. Inside there is a font which dates from the 15th century and an example of an ironbound chest dates from the same period. In a niche is an alabaster figure of an Elizabethan lady who kneels on a tasselled cushion. She was the daughter of Sir Christopher Heydon^[4]. To the east of the church is the former ruin of Heydon Hall, the home of Sir John Heydon before he decamped to Baconsthorpe Castle. It was recently restored and renamed, and is now a private residence.

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