Barney | |
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St Mary Parish Church, Barney, Norfolk. | |
Location within Norfolk | |
OS grid reference | TF990320 |
• London | 121 miles (195 km) |
Civil parish | |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | FAKENHAM |
Postcode district | NR21 |
Dialling code | 01328 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
Barney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Fulmodeston, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. [1] Settled prior to the Norman Invasion of 1066, [2] the village lies to the south of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road near Thursford.The village is 7.2 miles (11.6 km) east north east of the town of Fakenham, 17.1 miles (27.5 km) west south west of Cromer and 121 miles (195 km) 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. In 1931 the parish had a population of 243. [3]
'Barney' means either 'Bera's island', 'barn island' or perhaps, 'barley island'. [4] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Fulmodeston. [5]
Barney's war memorial is a marble plaque located on the outside of the Wesleyan Chapel. It holds the following names for the First World War:
Blakeney is a coastal village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Blakeney lies within the Norfolk Coast AONB and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. The North Norfolk Coastal Path travels along its quayside. The village is 21.1 mi (34 km) north west of Norwich, 4.6 mi (7.4 km) NNW of the larger settlement of Holt, 11.5 mi (18.5 km) west of Cromer and 112 mi (180 km) NNE of London.
East Ruston is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is located 4.1 miles (6.6 km) south-east of North Walsham and 14 miles (23 km) north-east of Norwich.
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Aylmerton is a village in the county of Norfolk, England. It is in the area of North Norfolk and lies 2.2 miles (3.5 km) south of the North Sea, 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south-west of Cromer and 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of Holt. The parish is bordered by the parishes of Beeston Regis and Runton to the north, West Beckham to the west, Felbrigg to the east and Gresham and Sustead to the south. The centre of the village is ¾ miles south of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road with Sandy Lane and Beechwood Avenue north of it. The nearest railway stations are West Runton at the bottom of Sandy Lane, Cromer at 2.9 miles (4.7 km) and Roughton Road at 4.1 miles (6.6 km). The civil parish has an area of 6.86 square kilometres and in the 2001 census the population was 435 in 178 households, increasing to 458 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish is in North Norfolk, whose headquarters are in Cromer.
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