Brinton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.^[2] The village is 10.8 miles east-north-east of the town of Fakenham, 13.1 miles west south-west of Cromer and 125 miles north-north-east of London.

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Brinton
St Andrew Parish Church
Brinton Location within Norfolk
Area	6.13 km2 (2.37 sq mi)
Population	222 (Including Sharrington, 2011 census)[1]
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG030350
• London	125 miles (201 km)
Civil parish	Brinton
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MELTON CONSTABLE
Postcode district	NR24
Dialling code	01263
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North Norfolk
List of places UK England Norfolk 52.88035°N 1.02765°E / 52.88035; 1.02765

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Brinton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a farmstead or settlement named after Bryni.^[3]

In the Domesday Book, Brinton is mentioned as consisting of 12 households, belonging to Bishop William of Thetford.^[4]

In 1822, Brinton Hall was reconstructed based on its previous Georgian and Sixteenth Century designs. The hall is surrounded by gardens and parkland and boasts a greenhouse.

The village was used as the backdrop for the BBC medical drama, Dangerfield.

Brinton's Parish Church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and is of Norman origin. The church was significantly remodelled in the 1520s and the stained glass was replaced in the 1890s by A. L. Moore.^[5]

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.

• John Astley – Church of England clergyman

Brinton's War Memorial takes the form of a brass plaque in St. Andrew's Church which lists the following name for the First World War:

• Private Hubert C. Rice (1887–1917), 1st Field Ambulance, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps