OS grid reference TG213231 Sovereign state United Kingdom | Civil parish Brampton Area 4.78 km² | |
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Population 162 (2001 census)191 (2011) | ||
Brampton is a small village and parish in the county of Norfolk, England, in the Bure Valley, east of Aylsham.
Map of Brampton, UK
Brampton station is an intermediate halt on the Bure Valley Railway.
Its parish church, St Peter, is one of 124 surviving round-tower churches in Norfolk. Its Norman tower has a 15th-century brick octagonal top.
Although now one of the smallest communities in Norfolk, Brampton has a rich history. In particular it was the site of a Roman manufacturing centre from where goods were exported by boat along the river Bure. During archeological excavations in the 1960s, evidence of a Roman bath house was found, along with more than 140 pottery kilns.
The village sign reflects the Roman past: it depicts a double-headed fish copied from a Roman brooch found here some years ago. The brooch is now displayed in the Norwich museum. The village sign is inscribed with the name Bramtuna to reflect this Roman history.