Brinton
Stone building with square tower
St Andrew Parish Church
Brinton is located in Norfolk
Brinton
Brinton
Location within Norfolk
Area6.13 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population222 (Including Sharrington, 2011 census)[1]
• Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG030350
• London125 miles (201 km)
Civil parish
  • Brinton
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMELTON CONSTABLE
Postcode districtNR24
Dialling code01263
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
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52°52′49″N 1°01′40″E / 52.88035°N 1.02765°E / 52.88035; 1.02765

Brinton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[2] The village is 10.8 miles east-north-east of the town of Fakenham, 13.1 miles west south-west of Cromer and 125 miles north-north-east of London.

History

Brinton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a farmstead or settlement named after Bryni.[3]

In the Domesday Book, Brinton is mentioned as consisting of 12 households, belonging to Bishop William of Thetford.[4]

In 1822, Brinton Hall was reconstructed based on its previous Georgian and Sixteenth Century designs. The hall is surrounded by gardens and parkland and boasts a greenhouse.

The village was used as the backdrop for the BBC medical drama, Dangerfield.

St. Andrew's Church

Brinton's Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and is of Norman origin. The church was significantly remodelled in the 1520s and the stained glass was replaced in the 1890s by A. L. Moore.[5]

Transport

The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

Notable people

War Memorial

Brinton's War Memorial takes the form of a brass plaque in St. Andrew's Church which lists the following name for the First World War:

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brinton, Norfolk.
  1. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21726-4.
  3. ^ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 10, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Brinton
  4. ^ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 10, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TG0335/brinton/
  5. ^ Knott, S. (2022). Retrieved November 10, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/brinton/brinton.htm
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