Brisley

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title: "Brisley" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-norfolk", "civil-parishes-in-norfolk", "breckland-district"] description: "Village in Norfolk, England" topic_path: "general/villages-in-norfolk" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisley" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Norfolk, England ::

::data[format=table title="infobox UK place"]

Field	Value
static_image_name	Brisley Village Sign 7th November 2007 (1).JPG
static_image_caption	Brisley Village Sign
country	England
coordinates
population	296
population_ref	(2021)
area_total_km2	4.90
official_name	Brisley
shire_district	Breckland
shire_county	Norfolk
constituency_westminster	Mid Norfolk
region	East of England
post_town	DEREHAM
postcode_district	NR20
postcode_area	NR
dial_code	01362
os_grid_reference	TF950214
website	http://www.brisleyvillage.co.uk/
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| static_image_name = Brisley Village Sign 7th November 2007 (1).JPG | static_image_caption = Brisley Village Sign | country = England | coordinates = | population = 296 | population_ref = (2021) | area_total_km2 = 4.90 | official_name = Brisley | shire_district = Breckland | shire_county = Norfolk | constituency_westminster = Mid Norfolk | region = East of England | post_town = DEREHAM | postcode_district = NR20 | postcode_area = NR | dial_code = 01362 | os_grid_reference = TF950214 | website = http://www.brisleyvillage.co.uk/

Brisley is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 6 mi north of Dereham and 19 mi north-west of Norwich.

History

Brisley's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin but it does not appear in the Domesday Book.

In 1898, a Methodist chapel was built in Brisley. It has been converted into a private dwelling.

In 1942, a Bristol Blenheim of No. 84 Squadron RAF crashed in the village pond after a raid on Cologne during Operation Millenium. All three crewmembers were killed and a small memorial was erected in their honour.

Geography

At the 2021 census, Brisley has a population of 296, a slight increase from the 2011 census.

The junction between the B1145, between King's Lynn and Mundesley, and the B1146, between Fakenham and Dereham, is located in the village.

Amenities within the village include Brisly Bell public house. Brisley Cricket Club play home matches on the village green.

St. Bartholomew's Church

Brisley's parish church is dedicated to Saint Bartholomew and dates from the 15th century. It was built in the perpendicular gothic style and includes wall paintings of Saint Andrew and Saint Christopher as well as a set of royal arms from the reign of King George II and a stained-glass depiction of the crucifixion of Christ designed by Charles Clutterbuck. The crypt was used as a holding cell for prisoners on their way to Norwich.

Notable people

• Richard Taverner (1505–1575) author and religious dissenter, born in Brisley.
• Nathaniel Pilch (1793–1881) Norfolk cricketer, born in Brisley.
• Fuller Pilch (1804–1870) Norfolk and Kent cricketer, grew-up in Brisley.
• George Englebright (1805–1877) Norfolk cricketer, died in Brisley.
• Edward Ash (1842–1909) schoolmaster and Cambridge University cricketer, born in Brisley.

References

References

1. "Key to English Place-names".
2. "All places {{!}} Domesday Book".
3. GENUKI. "Genuki: House, Brisley, Primitive Methodist, Norfolk".
4. "mnf46398 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
5. "Brisley (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
6. "Norfolk Country Pub {{!}} The Award-Winning Brisley Bell".
7. "Brisley CC".
8. "CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, Brisley - 1077461 {{!}} Historic England".
9. "Norfolk Churches".

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