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Briningham
St. Maurice's Church, Briningham
Briningham is located in Norfolk
Briningham
Briningham
Location within Norfolk
Area4.96 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population112 (2021)
• Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG030340
• London124 miles (200 km)
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMELTON CONSTABLE
Postcode districtNR24
Dialling code01263
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
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Norfolk
52°52′05″N 1°01′30″E / 52.868°N 1.025°E / 52.868; 1.025

Briningham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Holt and 20 miles (32 km) north-west of Norwich.

History

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Briningham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin[1] and is recorded in the Domesday Book as a settlement of 35 households in the hundred of Holt which was part of the estates of Alan of Brittany and Bishop William of Thetford.[2]

Bellevue Tower thought to be the remains of a smock mill built in 1721 on the orders of Sir Jacob Astley.[3] Briningham Hall was built in 1838 in the Greek Revival style.[4]

Geography

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According to the 2021 census, Briningham has a population of 112 people which shows a slight decrease from the 130 people recorded in the 2011 census.[5]

The B1110, between Holt and Dereham, runs through the village. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. There is an abandoned railway line which is considered as a footpath, it runs parallel with an old track "the lane" that leads up to Bellevue Tower. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.

St. Maurice's Church

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Briningham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Maurice and dates at its earliest to 1300. The building is Grade I listed.[6] The church has stained glass depicting the ascension of Christ by William Wailes (installed 1862) and another depicting Saint Cecilia and Saint Agnes by Alfred L. Wilkinson.[7] Within the churchyard there is a large monument made from stone dedicated to a family of local landowners, the Breretons.[8]

Notable people

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  • Peter Whitbread, English actor and screenwriter who lived and died in Briningham.
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  • "The Street"
    "The Street"
  • Briningham Plantation Viewed across harvested cereal field beside the B1354
    Briningham Plantation Viewed across harvested cereal field beside the B1354
  • "The Street"
    "The Street"
  • The bus now calls at the houses of people who have phoned the day before requesting to be collected
    The bus now calls at the houses of people who have phoned the day before requesting to be collected
  • St Maurice Church
    St Maurice Church
  • Houses on The Street
    Houses on The Street

References

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  1. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Briningham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "mnf3242 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ "BRININGHAM HOUSE, Briningham - 1170582 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Briningham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ^ "CHURCH OF ST MAURICE, Briningham - 1049422 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  8. ^ "MONUMENT TO BRERETON FAMILY IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF ST MAURICE, Briningham - 1373674 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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