Towns & cities · East Midlands
Briston
Briston — village in Norfolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Holt · 7.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Briston is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 12 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 2,021 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Norfolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.8534°, 1.0595°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Briston is a village, civil parish, and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk. It is 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-west of Holt and 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Norwich.
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Background
History
In the Domesday Book, Briston is recorded as consisting of 22 households. The principal landowners were William the Conqueror and William de Warenne, who owned 60 acre of land from which had been previously the property of Toke, a Saxon Thegn who had been evicted after the defeat of the Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings. This land was farmed by three Free Men or and a further 280 acre was farmed by fourteen bordars. There was woodland for 20 pigs which was valued at 16 shillings. On the 17 August 1941, a Vickers Wellington of No. 12 Squadron RAF crashed close to the village killing three men out of a total crew of the six. The aircraft had left RAF Binbrook and, after a successful…
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- Coordinates
- 52.8534, 1.0595
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Parish
- Briston
- Postcode
- NR24 2HW
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Norfolk
- Population
- 2,021
- Nearest railway station
- Holt — 7.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q391950 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Briston (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: All Saints' Church Briston, Norfolk.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Briston?
- Briston is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR24 2HW), in the parish of Briston.
- Is Briston a protected site?
- Yes — Briston is part of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Briston free to visit?
- Yes, Briston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Briston?
- The nearest railway station is Holt, about 7.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NR24 2HW.