North Barningham
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.JPG) Saint Peter's Church, Norfolk |
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| North Barningham shown within Norfolk | |
| Population | 443 (parish, 2001 census) |
| OS grid reference | TG |
| • London | 138 miles (222 km) |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR11 |
| Dialling code | 01263 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
North Barningham is a Hamlet within the civil parish of Gresham in the English county of Norfolk. The Hamlet is 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Cromer, 23.2 miles (37.3 km) north-northwest of Norwich and 138 miles (222 km) north-northeast of London. The Hamlet lies 4.6 miles (7.4 km) south of the town of Sheringham. 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 Hamlet is within the parish of Gresham, which had, in the 2001 census, a population of 443. For the purposes of local government, the Hamlet falls within the district of North Norfolk.
The Hamlet of North Barningham consists of a few scattered houses and farms, the church of Saint Peter and one remaining wing of a large H-shaped early-17th-century mansion, originally home to the Palgrave family. The hamlet is classed as a lost settlement. The name Barningham derive from the Old English for the Village of Beorn's people with the north part of the name added to differentiate it from others of the same name nearby. It is thought that Beorn was a Viking warlord who was given the land as a reward for his performance in battle.
North Barningham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085 where its population, land ownership and productive resources were extensively detailed. In the great book North Barningham is recorded by the name of Berningeham. The main landholders being Thorold from William de Warenne. Roger Bigot and Osferth from him. William de Noyers from Bishop William, Walter Giffard, Drogen de Beuvriere.
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