OS grid reference TG030350 Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Friday 3:34 PM District North Norfolk UK parliament constituency North Norfolk | Civil parish Brinton Country England Area 6.13 km² Shire county Norfolk Dialling code 01263 | |
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Population 222 (Including Sharrington, 2011 census) Weather 7°C, Wind SE at 21 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
Brinton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. 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. 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.
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Map of Brinton, UK
History
Brinton has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the name ‘’Bruntuna’’, and it is said to be in the ownership of Bishop William.
Description
The village is situated in a shallow valley and the dwellings site either side of quiet narrow lanes. In the village is Brinton Hall which was constructed in the Georgian era to replace an earlier 16th-century house. The house seen today was rebuilt 1822 by Brereton family. The interior has a fine wainscot staircase, installed in 1911. Award-winning work at Brinton Hall includes remodelling of west front and renovation of all interior rooms. In the Grounds there are formal gardens, the hall also has a walled kitchen garden with a hot greenhouse. The property is surrounded by parkland with ha-ha wall, lake, woods and meadows. The village and some of its houses were once used as a backdrop for the BBC television series Dangerfield.
The parish church
The parish church is dedicated to St Andrew and parts date back to the 14th century. The church register dates from 1547. The church tower dates from c.1400 and has one bell. There is a statue of Saint Andrew in a niche above the Transept which dates from the Medieval period. The statue only survives because it had been screened with plasterwork to hide it. It was rediscovered in 1871.