- Bintree
Bintree is a village and
civil parish in the Breckland district ofNorfolk ,England , about nine miles south-east ofFakenham . According to the 2001 census it had a population of 300.Notable landmarks in the village include the village sign, a traditional red phone box and the now-disused Bintree Mill.
Revd Richard Enraght, former Rector of St Swithun Church, Bintree
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Richard William Enraght (1837-98) was an Irish-bornChurch of England priest of the late nineteenth century. He was appointed Vicar of St Swithun's Bintree with Themelthorpe in 1895, after being presented to the benefice by Lord Hastings.Fr. Enraght’s belief in the Church of England's Catholic tradition, his promotion of
ritualism in worship, and his writings on Catholic Worship and Church-State relationships, led him into conflict with thePublic Worship Regulation Act of 1874. While serving as Vicar of Holy Trinity, Bordesley, Birmingham, he paid the ultimate price under the act of prosecution and imprisonment inWarwick prison in 1880-81.Fr. Enraght died on St Matthew’s Day, September 21st, 1898 and is buried at the south-east end of St Swithun’s churchyard, Bintree. His grave is that of a “Confessor” (someone who suffered for the faith, while not dying for it). Two windows of the Lady Chapel, depicting the
Annunciation of Our Lady are dedicated to Fr. Enraght as well as a statue ofSt. Swithun above the porch, inscribed: “It is placed as a memorial to a great and good priest, Richard William Enraght”.
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