Towns & cities · East Midlands
Bintree
Bintree — a village located in Breckland District, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Bintree is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 6 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 300 people. Address: NR20. Wikidata describes it as: "a village located in Breckland District, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.7720°, 0.9900°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wensum SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bintree is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is about 7.2 miles (11.6 km) south-east of Fakenham and 16 miles (26 km) north-west of Norwich.
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Background
History
Bintree's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, although there is evidence for much earlier habitation. Archeological evidence include Neolithic tools and Roman pottery & coinage. Bintree is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as a settlement of 29 households in the hundred of Eynesford. In 1086, Bintee was divided between the estates of Godric the Steward, Walter Giffard and Hagni the Reeve. In 1759, John Astley became Rector of Bintree whilst also holding the benefices of Brinton and Thornage. In the 19th-century, Norfolk County School was built within the parish. In 1895, the school was closed and purchased by Edmund Watts who used it to train children from the care of Thomas John Barnardo for…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7720, 0.9900
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Parish
- Bintree
- Postcode
- NR20
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Population
- 300
Sources
- wikidata: Q766239 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bintree (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Bintree Mill by Mark Boyer.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bintree?
- Bintree is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR20), in the parish of Bintree.
- Is Bintree a protected site?
- Yes — Bintree is part of the River Wensum SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Bintree free to visit?
- Yes, Bintree is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bintree?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NR20. It sits within the Mid Norfolk parliamentary constituency.