Banningham

Banningham is a village within the civil parish of Colby in the English county of Norfolk^[1].The village is 2.9 miles north east of Aylsham, 14.7 miles west 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].

History

Banningham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086^[3]. 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.

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 quiz’s.

Saint Botolph parish church

The parish church dates from the 14th century^[4]. The churches 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 stain glass depicts Archangel Gabriel calling Mary^[5]. 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 [1].

Notable people

• Edward Bickersteth (1850–1897) was the Bishop of South Tokyo from 1886 until his premature death^[6]. Born at Banningham, Norfolk into a noted ecclesiastical family (his father was the Bishop of Exeter from 1885 to 1900^[7])

References

External links

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