Binham is a village and a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

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county of

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. The village is north west of

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, west of

Cromer Cromer ( ) is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. It is north of Norwich, north-northeast of London and east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline. The local government authorities are Nor ...

and north north east of

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. The village lies east south east of the town of

Wells-next-the-Sea Wells-next-the-Sea is a port town on the north coast of Norfolk, England. The civil parish has an area of and in 2001 had a population of 2,451,Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household c ...

. The nearest railway station is at

Sheringham Sheringham (; population 7,367) is an English seaside town within the county of Norfolk, United Kingdom.Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 252 - Norfolk Coast East''. . The motto of the town, granted in 1953 to the Sheringham Urban Distr ...

for the

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which runs between

and Norwich. The nearest airport is

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. The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 273 in 124 households, including

Cockthorpe Cockthorpe is a village and former civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.Ordnance Survey (2002). ''OS Explorer Map 251 - Norfolk Coast Central'' . It is north-west of Holt, north-west of Norwich and north of London. On 1 April 1935, the ...

and increasing to 292 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the

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North Norfolk North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in Cromer. The population at the 2011 Census was 101,149. History The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972. It was a ...

.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001).
Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes
'. Retrieved 2 December 2005.

History

Binham has an entry in the

Domesday Book Domesday Book () – the Middle English spelling of "Doomsday Book" – is a manuscript record of the "Great Survey" of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086 by order of King William I, known as William the Conqueror. The manusc ...

of 1085. In the great book Binham is recorded by the names ''Benincham'', and ''Bin(n)eham''. The main landholder was

Peter de Valognes Peter de Valognes (1045-1110) was a Norman noble who became a great landowner in England following the Norman Conquest. Land holdings Between 1070 and 1076 Peter de Valognes was granted lands in the six counties of Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshir ...

. The survey mentions that there were two mills in the parish. The villages name either means 'Bynna's homestead/village' or 'Bynna's hemmed-in land'. Between 2009 - 2023 a series of archaeological test pits were dug. The report was published in 2017.

Binham Priory and Saint Mary Parish Church

Close to the village are the remains of the

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St Mary's Priory. Today the

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

of the much larger priory church has become the ''Church of

Saint Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of ...

and the Holy Cross'' and is still used as a place of worship. The remains of the priory are in the care of

English Heritage English Heritage (officially the English Heritage Trust) is a charity that manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. These include prehistoric sites, medieval castles, Roman forts and country houses. The charity states that i ...

. Both are Grade I listed building

Binham Market Cross

It is one of the best surviving examples of a medieval High cross, standing cross in Norfolk. It is situated on the triangular green in the centre of the village near the church. The 15th-century cross is built of

Barnack Barnack is a village and civil parish, now in the Peterborough unitary authority of the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England and the historic county of Northamptonshire. Barnack is in the north-west of the unitary authority, south-east ...

limestone and consists of a socket stone and separate shaft. The 2-metre tall base is made of mortared flint rubble with stepped courses of stone blocks, capped by a platform of thin slabs. The weathered remains of an ornamental moulding can still be seen partway up the shaft, but the stone cross that originally topped the shaft is missing. Many cross-heads were destroyed by iconoclasts during the 16th and 17th centuries. Following the grant of a charter by King Henry I granted the village a charter, so that an annual fair and a weekly market could be held here from the early 12th century, and fairs were allowed to be convened on the green until the early 1950s.

Binham Pride

Organised by members of the cast of the

Thursford Thursford is a village and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, eastern England. The village is 16.3 miles southwest of Cromer, 24.5 miles northwest of Norwich and 121 miles north-east of London. The village lies 6.9 miles northwest of the nea ...

Christmas Spectacular, Binham has been the home of a Pride event since 2014. 'Binham Pride' started as a joke between members of the cast that were staying in Binham during their employment at the Thursford Christmas 2014 Spectacular. In two weeks they decided to throw the event for real and 'Binham Pride' was officially born; a celebration of Diversity and Inclusion. The first Event was on Monday 1 December -

World AIDS day World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease. The acquired immun ...

at Binham Memorial Hall and saw around 70 people attend - mostly those who were part of the Thursford show. The evening raised £2000 for the

Terrence Higgins Trust Terrence Higgins Trust is a British charity that campaigns about and provides services relating to HIV and sexual health. In particular, the charity aims to end the transmission of HIV in the UK; to support and empower people living with HIV, to ...

. In 2015 it grew larger. Around 100 people attended - a handful of whom were from local communities who had heard about the event through the Chequers Inn and social media posts. The 2015 event raised £4000 for the Terrence Higgins Trust. The 2016 event fell on Monday 28 November and around 150 people attended - around 40 of whom were locals and raised just over £5000 for the Terrence Higgins Trust. The 2017 event was the most successful and raised the largest amount to date. After a 2 year hiatus, Binham Pride returned on December 5th 2022. To date, Binham Pride has raised over £36000 for The Terrence Higgins Trust.

War Memorial

Binham's war memorial is a

Celtic cross The Celtic cross is a form of Christian cross featuring a nimbus or ring that emerged in Ireland, France and Great Britain in the Early Middle Ages. A type of ringed cross, it became widespread through its use in the stone high crosses er ...

monument located in the grounds of Binham Priory. It holds the following names for the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

: * Sergeant Bertie J. Fickling MM (d.1918), 10th Battalion,

Essex Regiment The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The regiment served in many conflicts such as the Second Boer War and both World War I and World War II, serving with distinction in all three. ...

* Sergeant Thomas S. C. Youngman MM (1897-1916), 8th Battalion,

Royal Norfolk Regiment The Royal Norfolk Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army until 1959. Its predecessor regiment was raised in 1685 as Henry Cornwall's Regiment of Foot. In 1751, it was numbered like most other British Army regiments and named ...

* Corporal Wallace E. Clark (1882-1916),

Royal Army Service Corps The Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) was a corps of the British Army responsible for land, coastal and lake transport, air despatch, barracks administration, the Army Fire Service, staffing headquarters' units, supply of food, water, fuel and dom ...

* Private Bertie Bunnett (1897-1916), 10th Battalion,

Border Regiment The Border Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, which was formed in 1881 under the Childers Reforms by the amalgamation of the 34th (Cumberland) Regiment of Foot and the 55th (Westmorland) Regiment of Foot. After service ...

* Private Henry H. Wyer (d.1918), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Edward E. Hooke (1895-1916), 2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Harry R. Neale (d.1917), 7th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Alec G. Curson (1896-1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Herbert G. Grange (1896-1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private William H. Males (1895-1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private E. E. Coe (d.1915), 2nd Battalion,

Yorkshire Regiment The Yorkshire Regiment (14th/15th, 19th and 33rd/76th Foot) (abbreviated YORKS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, created by the amalgamation of three historic regiments in 2006. It lost one battalion as part of the Army 2020 defence ...

And, the following for the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

: * Sergeant Francis E. A. Rivett (1922-1943),

No. 576 Squadron RAF No. 576 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Second World War heavy bomber squadron. History 576 Squadron was formed on 25 November 1943 at RAF Elsham Wolds in Lincolnshire under the command of Wing Commander G.T.B Clayton DFC. "A" Flight was form ...

* Corporal Cecil R. Kendle (1920-1942), 5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Gunner Reginald J. Manning (1907-1940), 5th Regiment,

Royal Horse Artillery The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) was formed in 1793 as a distinct arm of the Royal Regiment of Artillery (commonly termed Royal Artillery) to provide horse artillery support to the cavalry units of the British Army. (Although the cavalry link ...

* H. Baxter * F. Taplin Smith, L. (2003). Retrieved November 5, 2022. http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Norfolk/BinhamPriory.html

References

External links

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Information from Genuki Norfolk
on Binham. *http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Binham {{authority control Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk North Norfolk