Brinton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.[2] 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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![]() St Andrew Parish Church | |
![]() ![]() Brinton Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 6.13 km2 (2.37 sq mi) |
Population | 222 (Including Sharrington, 2011 census)[1] |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TG030350 |
• London | 125 miles (201 km) |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MELTON CONSTABLE |
Postcode district | NR24 |
Dialling code | 01263 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
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Brinton has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086[3] under the name ‘’Bruntuna’’, and it is said to be in the ownership of Bishop William.
The villages name means 'Farm/settlement connected with Bryni'.
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 in 1822 by Brereton family. The interior has a fine wainscot staircase, installed in 1911.[4] Award-winning work at Brinton Hall includes remodelling of the 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 is dedicated to St Andrew and parts date back to the 14th century.[5] 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.