Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.5773°N 1.4136°W |
Os Grid Reference: | TG313031 |
Official Name: | Hellington |
Population: | 69 |
Area Total Km2: | 2.14 |
Region: | East of England |
Civil Parish: | Hellington |
Postcode District: | NR14 |
Postcode Area: | NR |
Post Town: | NORWICH |
Dial Code: | 01508 |
Static Image: | St John the Baptist, Hellington - geograph.org.uk - 90327.jpg |
Static Image Width: | 240px |
Static Image Caption: | St John the Baptist, Hellington |
Hellington is a hamlet[1] and civil parish in the South Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England. In the 2001 census, it contained 24 households and a population of 69.[2]
It is centred on a crossroads NaNmiles south of Rockland St. Mary and around southeast of Norwich. The road north leads to Rockland St. Mary, south leads to the church and to Hellington Corner on the A146. East and west from the crossroads are both no through roads. East leads to Hellington Hall, a Grade II Listed 17th-century country house, and Low Common, a Norfolk Wildlife Trust County Wildlife Site.[3] West leads to Holverston.
See main article: St John the Baptist's Church, Hellington. The church, St John the Baptist, is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk, and is a Grade I listed building https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1169361. It contains a bronze war memorial to the dead and serving soldiers from World War I (memorial details).