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Banningham
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Banningham
Location within Norfolk
•  London 129 miles (208 km)
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
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Postcode district NR11
Dialling code 01263
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52°49′01″N1°17′16″E / 52.8169°N 1.28767°E / 52.8169; 1.28767

Banningham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Colby, in the North Norfolk district, in the English county of Norfolk. [1] The village is 2.9 miles north east of Aylsham, 14.7 miles north of Norwich and 129 miles north east of London. The nearest railway station is at North Walsham Railway station where the Bittern Line from Cromer to Norwich can be accessed and the national rail network beyond. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village lies a small distance east from the A140 Cromer to Norwich road. [2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 207. [3]

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History

Banningham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086. [4] In the great book Banningham is recorded by the names Banincha, and Hamingeha. The main landholders are William de Warenne and the Abbot of Holm. The main tenant is Roger holding his land from Reynald FitzIvo.

The villages name means 'Homestead/village of *Ban(n)a's people'. [5]

On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Colby. [6]

Amenities

Saint Botolph parish church

The parish church dates from the 14th century. [7] The church's most notable feature is its steep-pitched hammerbeam roof with seven angels along each side. The spandrels are adorned with tracery in wheels and other elaborate forms. Two of the windows have 15th-century glass in the tracery. In the north window, stained glass depicts Archangel Gabriel calling Mary. [8] The interior also has several wall paintings, notably one of Saint George slaying the Dragon, and one of the feet of Saint Christopher. The church is a Grade I listed building .

Notable people

War memorial

Banningham's war memorial takes the form of a wooden plaque in St. Botolph's Church. It holds the following names for the First World War:

And the following name for the Second World War:

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  6. ↑ "Relationships and changes Banningham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
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