{{Short description|Village in Norfolk, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Use British English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox UK place |official_name = Saxlingham |country = England |region = East of England |shire_district = North Norfolk |shire_county = Norfolk |civil_parish = Field Dalling |static_image = Saint Margaret Parish Church, Saxlingham.jpg |static_image_width = 250px |static_image_caption =St Margaret's Church, Saxlingham |population = |population_ref = |population_density = |os_grid_reference = |coordinates = {{coord|52.91522|1.01254|display=inline,title}} |post_town = HOLT |postcode_area = NR |postcode_district = NR25 |dial_code = 01328 |constituency_westminster = North Norfolk |london_distance = {{convert|126|mi|km}} }}
'''Saxlingham''' is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Field Dalling, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England.<ref>Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central''. {{ISBN|0-319-21887-2}}.</ref> It lies 13 miles (21 km) west of Cromer, 26 miles (42 km) north-west of Norwich, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) west of the town of Holt and 126 miles (203 km) north-east of London. In 1931 the parish had a population of 122.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10049891/cube/TOT_POP|title=Population statistics Saxlingham CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=17 September 2022}}</ref>
==Transport and governance== The nearest railway station is at Sheringham on the Bittern Line, which provides hourly trains between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/sites/default/files/assets/download_ct/20180412/aKKDN1BdimXpHgTipOxvVUd-eg4Atz6BiAFd4onyqUI/ga1805_web_regional_table_9.pdf |title=Train timetable |website=www.greateranglia.co.uk |access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref> The nearest flights are at Norwich International Airport.
The village lies in North Norfolk district. For Westminster elections, it is in the constituency of North Norfolk.
==History== The village name means "homestead or village of Seaxel's or Seaxhelm's people".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Saxlingham | title=Key to English Place-names }}</ref>
Saxlingham appears in the 1086 Domesday Book,<ref>The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde, Norfolk p. 193 {{ISBN|1-85833-440-3}}</ref> under the names Saxelinghham and Saxelingaham. The main tenant of the manor at the time was Bishop William Peter de Valognes.
On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Field Dalling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10049891|title=Relationships and changes Saxlingham CP/AP through time|publisher=A Vision of Britain through Time|accessdate=17 September 2022}}</ref>
==Historic buildings== The Parish Church of Saint Margaret was built mainly in the 15th century.<ref name="Mee">Arthur Mee: ''The King's England, Norfolk'', p. 269 {{ISBN|0-340-15061-0}}</ref> It was extensively restored by a benefactor, Sir Alfred Jodrell, in 1896, giving it an appearance of more recent construction. Inside is a font from the 15th century and an ironbound chest of the same period. In a niche is an alabaster figure of an Elizabethan lady kneeling on a tasselled cushion, commemorating the daughter of Sir Christopher Heydon.<ref name="Mee"/>
To the east of the church stands the once ruined Heydon Hall, built in 1581–1584 as home to Sir John Heydon II before he moved to Baconsthorpe Castle. It is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England and is a scheduled monument.<ref name=NHLEHouse>{{NHLE |num=1049796 |desc=Heydon Hall |access-date=21 October 2023 |mode=cs2}}</ref><ref name=NHLEGarden>{{NHLE|num=1003988|desc=Heydon Hall, Saxlingham (near Holt)|access-date=21 October 2023 |mode=cs2}}</ref> The house was recently restored and renamed and is now a private residence.
Saxlingham Rectory (early 19th century) is Grade II listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1170644|desc=Saxlingham Rectory|access-date=21 October 2023}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Saxlingham}}
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Category:Villages in Norfolk Category:Former civil parishes in Norfolk Category:North Norfolk