- Briston
Infobox UK place
official_name=Briston
country= England
region= East of England
shire_district=North Norfolk
shire_county=Norfolk
civil_parish= Briston CP
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static_image_caption =The BristonVillage sign , Norfolk
population= 2,021 (parish, 2001 census)
population_density=
os_grid_reference= TG060320
latitude= 52.8534
longitude= 1.05945
post_town= MELTON CONSTABLE
postcode_area= NR
postcode_district= NR24
dial_code= 01263
constituency_westminster=
london_distance= convert|125|mi|kmBriston is a village and a civil parish in the English
county ofNorfolk . ["OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central". ISBN 0 319 21726 4.] . The village is 11 miles east north east of the town ofFakenham , 13.3 miles west south west ofCromer , 20.3 miles north north west of the city ofNorwich , and 125 miles north north east ofLondon . The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for theBittern Line which runs betweenSheringham , Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport isNorwich International Airport . The civil parish had in 2001 census, a population of 2,021. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district ofNorth Norfolk . The village is situated on the route of the B1354 that runs between the A148 atThursford and the B1149 atSaxthorpe [County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, page 228 ISBN 978 1 84348 614 5] .History
The name Briston derives from of Brurstuna. "the settlement on the
River Bure ".Briston has an entry in theDomesday Book of 1085 [The Domesday Book, Englands Heritage, Then and Now, Editor: Thomas Hinde,Norfolk page 187, Briston, ISBN 1858334403] . In the great book Briston is recorded by the name "Brurstuna". The main landholders wasWilliam de Warenne who owned 60 acres of land from which had been previously the property of Toke, a Saxon "Thegn " who had been evicted after the defeat of theKing Harold at theBattle of Hastings in 1066. This land was farmed by three Free Men or Socman and a further 280 acres was farmed by fourteen "bordars". There was a "pannage " or woodland for 20 pigs which was valued at 16 shillings.Village Amenities
Within the village there is a bakery, butchers shop and a grocers and minimarket. There is a social club. For sport the village has a playing field with tennis courts. There is also a bowling green and a playground for the children of the village. There are two public Houses in the village. On the outskirts of the village is the John H Stracey, a 16th Century Inn with open log fire and oak beams and is named in dedication to the boxer of the same name. In the centre of the village is the Green Man which has a slection of real Ale.
All Saint parish church
The parish church of All Saint’s is unusual in that there is no church tower. It originally had a round tower but this collapsed in 1785 [Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By
Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Briston entry. ISBN 0-300-09607-0 ] and was never re-built. In the towers place was built a bell-cote consisting of two plain brick pillars. The churches east window is decorated in a 14th century style and thechancel screen was erected in memory of a former rector of the church the Reverend Charles Norris and dates from 1875. The church has a strange curiosity, a metal cello which was made by the village blacksmith in 1700, which is kept in a glass case at the back of the church. Mr Clithero, the blacksmith would play the instrument for many years in the church [The Popular Guide to Norfolk Churches,1:North-East Norfolk, By D.P. Mortlock & C.V. Roberts, 1981, Pub:Acorn Editions, Page 20 Briston All saints, ISBN 0 906554 04 7 ] .References
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