Ridlington, Norfolk

Human settlement in England

Ridlington

The Village sign

Ridlington

Location within Norfolk

• London| 138 miles (222 km)
Civil parish|

* Witton

District|

* North Norfolk

Shire county|

* Norfolk

Region|

* East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| NORTH WALSHAM
Postcode district| NR28
Dialling code| 01692
Police| Norfolk
Fire| Norfolk
Ambulance| East of England

List of places

England
Norfolk

52°49′34″N 1°28′54″E﻿ / ﻿52.82605°N 1.4817°E﻿ / 52.82605; 1.4817

Ridlington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Witton, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England.[1] The village is 19.7 miles (31.7 km) north-east of Norwich, 13 miles (21 km) south east of Cromer and 138 miles (222 km) north-east of London. The village lies 4.6 miles (7.4 km) east of the town of North Walsham.The nearest railway station is at North Walsham for the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The civil parish was merged into Witton on 1 April 1935.[2] In 1931 the civil parish had a population of 180.[3]

## Description[edit]

The village of Ridlington is in the eastern part of the large parish of Witton. The name Ridlington is thought to derive from the Old English for Hrethel’s people’s enclosure.[4] The village is surrounded by land largely in arable use. Many of the fields were owned by a single landowner, John Owles.

### The Domesday Book[edit]

Ridlington has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085 where its population, land ownership and productive resources were extensively detailed along with the other settlement of Witton[5] In the survey Ridlington is recorded by the name of Ridlinketuna, in the hundred of Tunstead.[6] The main tenants being Ranulf brother of Ilger. The survey also indicate the presence of a priest in Witton. Despite the evidence for Saxon activity in Witton, the settlement does not appear to have been particularly populous or valuable, and Ridlington even less so. Despite the mention of a priest, there is no listing of a church or chapel in the settlements.

## Gallery[edit]

* parish church of Saint Peter, Ridlington

## References[edit]

1. ^ OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East. ISBN 978-0-319-23815-8.
2. ^ "Ridlington AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
3. ^ "Population Statistics Ridlington AP/CP through time". Vision of Britain. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
4. ^ A Popular Guide to Norfolk Place-names: by James Rye: Published by Larks press, Dereham, Norfolk, 2000 ; ISBN 0-948400-15-3
5. ^ The Domesday Book, England's Heritage, Then and Now, (Editor: Thomas Hinde), Norfolk, page 192, Ridlington, ISBN 1-85833-440-3
6. ^ Open Domesday Online: Ridlington, Norfolk, accessed April 2018.

## External links[edit]

Media related to Ridlington at Wikimedia Commons

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