Kenninghall

Kenninghall
St Mary's church, Kenninghall
Kenninghall
Kenninghall shown within Norfolk
Area	14.85 km² (5.73 sq mi)
Population	950 (2011 census)
• Density	64/km² (170/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TM034865
Civil parish	Kenninghall
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Norwich
Postcode district	NR16
Dialling code	01953

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	South West Norfolk (UK Parliament constituency)
Website	http://www.kenninghall.org.uk/
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°26′19″N 0°59′33″E / 52.4385°N 0.9924°E / 52.4385; 0.9924Coordinates: 52°26′19″N 0°59′33″E / 52.4385°N 0.9924°E / 52.4385; 0.9924

Kenninghall is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 5.73 sq mi (14.8 km²) and had a population of 950 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland. The site was the home of the kings of East Anglia. After the invasion of William the Conqueror in 1066, he granted the estate to William of Albany, and his heirs, as a residence for the Chief Butler of England at the Coronation of the British monarch.

The name Kenninghall comes from the Saxon word Cyning (king) and Halla (palace).

In the reign of Henry VIII, the estate was granted to Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, who destroyed the original structure and erected a magnificent new building with two fronts. The house and estate passed to Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. The estate was confiscated by the Crown when he was arrested on suspicion of treason. The house served as a residence for both of Henry VIII's daughters: Princess Mary and Princess Elizabeth at different times during the reign of Edward VI. When Mary became Queen in 1553, she granted the estate to the 3rd Duke's grandson, Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk.