Brinton, Norfolk

Infobox UK place
official_name= Brinton
country= England
region= East of England
shire_district= North Norfolk
shire_county= Norfolk
civil_parish= Brinton
static_

static_image_caption = St Andrew Parish Church Brinton, Norfolk
population= 229 (parish, 2001 census)
population_density=
os_grid_reference= TG030350
latitude= 52.88035
longitude= 1.02765
post_town= MELTON CONSTABLE
postcode_area= NR
postcode_district= NR24
dial_code= 01263
constituency_westminster= North Norfolk
london_distance= convert|125|mi|km

Brinton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. ["OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central". ISBN 0 319 21726 4.] 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.

History

Brinton has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 [The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 187 ISBN 1858334403] . In the great book Brinton is recorded by 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 example of a staircase, hall and landing. The Staircase may have been the staircase from the Parsonage at Burnham Thorpe in Norfolk which was the childhood home of Admiral Lord Nelson [ [http://brereton.org.uk/brinton/nelson-stair-case.htm] Nelson Staircase Website] although this is still not confirmed. Award-winning work 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 called St Andrew’s and parts date back to the 14th century [Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Brinton entry. ISBN 0-300-09607-0 ] . The church register dates from 1547. The church tower dates from c1400 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.

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