Binham

Binham
Flint Cottages, Binham, Norfolk
Binham
Binham shown within Norfolk
Area	11.52 km² (4.45 sq mi)
Population	292 (parish, 2011 census)
• Density	25/km² (65/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF 980 390
• London	124 miles (200 km)
Civil parish	Binham CP
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FAKENHAM
Postcode district	NR21
Dialling code	01328

Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°55′05″N 0°56′58″E / 52.91806°N 0.94942°E / 52.91806; 0.94942Coordinates: 52°55′05″N 0°56′58″E / 52.91806°N 0.94942°E / 52.91806; 0.94942

Binham is a coastal village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 29.3 miles (47.2 km) north west of Norwich, 16.9 miles (27.2 km) west of Cromer and 124 miles (200 km) north north east of London. The village lies 4.9 miles (7.9 km) east south east of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea.The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The civil parish has an area of 11.52 km² (4.45 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 273 in 124 households, including Cockthorpe and increasing to 292 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

Binham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In the great book Binham is recorded by the names Benincham, and Bin(n)eham. The main landholder was Peter de Valognes. The survey mentions that there were two mills in the parish.

Close to the village are the remains of the Benedictine St Mary's Priory. Today the nave of the much larger priory church has become the Church of Saint Mary and the Holy Cross and is still used as a place of worship. The remains of the priory are in the care of English Heritage. Both are Grade I listed buildings [1].

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