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Brinton, Norfolk
Village in Norfolk, England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brinton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
Brinton is located 3.1 miles (5.0 km) south-west of Holt and 21 miles (34 km) north-west of Norwich. Today, Brinton Parish also includes the village of Sharrington.
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History
Brinton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Bryni's farm/settlement.[1]
In the Domesday Book, Brinton is recorded as a settlement of 12 households in the hundred of Holt. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Bishop William of Thetford.[2]
There are numerous listed buildings in Brinton including Church House (Eighteenth Century),[3] Pages House (Eighteenth Century),[4] the Coppice (Eighteenth Century),[5] The Grange (Seventeenth Century),[6] a thatched house on The Street (Eighteenth Century),[7] Church Farmhouse (an Eighteenth Century former school)[8] and Home Farmhouse (Eighteenth Century).[9]
Brinton Hall was built in 1822, on earlier foundations, in the Greek Revival style.[10] The hall is surrounded by gardens and parkland and boasts a greenhouse.[11]
The village was used as the backdrop for the BBC medical drama, Dangerfield.[citation needed]
In 1941, a Heinkel 111 bomber crashed close to the village. Three out of four of the crew escaped but were later captured on nearby Salthouse Heath.[12]
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Geography
According to the 2021 census, Brinton Parish has a population of 178 people which shows a slight decrease from the 222 people recorded in the 2011 census.[13]
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.
The A148 road, between King's Lynn and Cromer, runs through the parish.
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St. Andrew's Church
Brinton's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and is located on the junction between The Street and Stody Road, it dates in its earliest to the Fifteenth Century.[14] The church was re-roofed in the Sixteenth Century and boasts carved pews from this period. St. Andrew's also boasts stained-glass designed by A. L. Moore, Franz Mayer & Co. and Paul Quail.[15]
Notable residents
- William Kendall (1621–1686) merchant, Virginia planter and politician, born in Brinton.
- John Astley (1735–1803) clergyman and Rector of Brinton, 1758-1803.
- William Pilch (1820–1882) Norfolk and Kent cricketer, born in Brinton.
- Cuthbert A. Brereton (1850–1910) engineer, born in Brinton.
- Peter Coke (1913–2008) actor, artist and playwright, died in Brinton parish.
Governance
Brinton is part of the electoral ward of Stody for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.
The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.
References
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