Blickling

English

Etymology

Recorded as Blikelinga in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from the unattested Old English personal name *Blīcla, which is probably related to the verb blīcan (“to shine”), + -ing (“belonging to”).

Proper noun

Blickling

1. A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1728).

References

• Survey of English Place-Names