Banningham

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]

Banningham
Saint Botolph parish church, Banningham
Banningham is located in Norfolk
Banningham
Banningham
Location within Norfolk
• London129 miles (208 km)
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNORWICH
Postcode districtNR11
Dialling code01263
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England

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
  • The village has a thriving village hall that holds all kinds of events weekly and annually
  • The village pub dates from the 17th century and is called The Crown. The pub has a good selection of real ale and is listed by CAMRA. The pub serves food and often has live music and quizzes.

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:

References
  1. Ordnance Survey, Explorer Sheet 252, Norfolk Coast East, ISBN 978-0-319-46726-8
  2. County A to Z Atlas, Street & Road maps Norfolk, Page 128, ISBN 978-1-84348-614-5
  3. "Population statistics Banningham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. The Domesday Book, England's Heritage, Then and Now, rditor: Thomas Hinde, Norfolk, p. 186, Banningham, ISBN 1-85833-440-3
  5. "Key to English Place-names".
  6. "Relationships and changes Banningham AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East, By Nikolaus Pevsner and Bill Wilson, Banningham entry. ISBN 0-300-09607-0
  8. The King’s England series, NORFOLK, by Arthur Mee, Pub:Hodder and Stoughton, 1972, page 22 Banningham, ISBN 0-340-15061-0
  9. "Church Missions in Japan." The Times, Wednesday, Jan 26, 1898; pg. 7; Issue 35423; col E
  10. Biography of father Archived 2008-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
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