Brinton, Norfolk

Brinton
St. Andrew's Church
Brinton Location within Norfolk
Area	6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population	178 (Parish, 2021)
•  Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG030350
•  London	125 miles (201 km)
Civil parish	Brinton
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MELTON CONSTABLE
Postcode district	NR24
Dialling code	01263
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°52′49″N1°01′40″E / 52.88035°N 1.02765°E / 52.88035; 1.02765

Brinton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Brinton is located 3.1 miles (5.0 km) south-west of Holt and 21 miles (34 km) north-west of Norwich. Today, Brinton Parish also includes the village of Sharrington.

History

Brinton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Bryni's farm/settlement. ^[1]

In the Domesday Book, Brinton is recorded as a settlement of 12 households in the hundred of Holt. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of Bishop William of Thetford. ^[2]

There are numerous listed buildings in Brinton including Church House (Eighteenth Century) ^[3] , Pages House (Eighteenth Century) ^[4] , the Coppice (Eighteenth Century) ^[5] , The Grange (Seventeenth Century) ^[6] , a thatched house on The Street (Eighteenth Century) ^[7] , Church Farmhouse (an Eighteenth Century former school) ^[8] and Home Farmhouse (Eighteenth Century). ^[9]

Brinton Hall was built in 1822, on earlier foundations, in the Greek Revival style. ^[10] The hall is surrounded by gardens and parkland and boasts a greenhouse. ^[11]

The village was used as the backdrop for the BBC medical drama, Dangerfield.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1941, a Heinkel 111 bomber crashed close to the village. Three out of four of the crew escaped but were later captured on nearby Salthouse Heath. ^[12]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Brinton Parish has a population of 178 people which shows a slight decrease from the 222 people recorded in the 2011 census. ^[13]

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.

The A148 road, between King's Lynn and Cromer, runs through the parish.

St. Andrew's Church

Brinton's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and is located on the junction between The Street and Stody Road, it dates in its earliest to the Fifteenth Century. ^[14] The church was re-roofed in the Sixteenth Century and boasts carved pews from this period. St. Andrew's also boasts stained-glass designed by A. L. Moore, Franz Mayer & Co. and Paul Quail. ^[15]

Notable Residents

• William Kendall- (1621-1686) merchant, Virginia planter and politician, born in Brinton.
• John Astley- (1735-1803) clergyman and Rector of Brinton, 1758-1803.
• William Pilch- (1820-1882) Kent Cricketer, born in Brinton.
• Cuthbert A. Brereton- (1850-1910) engineer, born in Brinton.
• Peter Coke- (1913-2008) actor, artist and playwright, died in Brinton Parish.

Governance

Brinton is part of the electoral ward of Stody for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.

War Memorial

Brinton War Memorial is a brass plaque in St. Andrew's Church which lists the following name for the First World War: ^[16]

Rank	Name	Unit	Date of Death	Other Commemoration / Burial
Pte.	Hubert C. Rice	1st Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps	10 Apr. 1917	Bapaume Post Military Cemetery

References

1. "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
2. "Brinton | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
3. "CHURCH HOUSE, Brinton - 1049390 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
4. "PAGES, Brinton - 1049389 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
5. "THE COPPICE, Brinton - 1049433 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
6. "THE GRANGE, Brinton - 1170734 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
7. "THATCHED HOUSE, Brinton - 1373696 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
8. "CHURCH FARMHOUSE, Brinton - 1049391 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
9. "HOME FARMHOUSE, Brinton - 1373697 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
10. "BRINTON HALL, Brinton - 1373676 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
11. "mnf33726 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
12. "mnf15116 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
13. "Brinton (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
14. "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, Brinton - 1049393 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
15. "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
16. CWGC. "Private Hubert Curtis Rice | War Casualty Details 565360". CWGC. Retrieved 18 November 2024.