Area Info for Briston (Norfolk)

About Briston, Norfolk

Briston is a small village located in the county of Norfolk, in the East of England. It is situated within the district of North Norfolk and is known for its rural charm and historical significance.

Location and Geography

The village is approximately 4 miles north of Holt and about 20 miles west of Cromer. It is characterised by its picturesque countryside, traditional Norfolk architecture, and close proximity to natural reserves and coastal areas.

History

Briston has a history that dates back several centuries, with historical records indicating its existence in medieval times. The village has maintained much of its historical character, with several old buildings and structures that reflect its heritage.

Community and Amenities

The village has a small but active community, with local amenities including a church, a pub, and some small shops. It is a popular location for those seeking a peaceful rural lifestyle or a base for exploring the Norfolk countryside.

Transport

Briston is accessible by road, with nearby main roads connecting it to larger towns and cities. Public transport options are limited, typical of rural villages in the area, so most residents and visitors rely on private vehicles.

Natural and Recreational Attractions

The surrounding area offers opportunities for walking, cycling, and birdwatching, with nearby natural reserves and the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty providing scenic landscapes and outdoor activities.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Astley Primary School1.07 miles
Fakenham Road, Melton Constable, Norfolk, NR24 2HH
Corpusty Primary School3.03 miles
Norwich Road, Corpusty, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6QG
Holt Community Primary School3.92 miles
Norwich Road, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6SG
Gresham's School4.49 miles
Cromer Road, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6EA
Foulsham Primary School5.20 miles
High Street, Foulsham, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 5RT
All Saints Church of England VA Primary School5.90 miles
Fulmodeston Road, Stibbard, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 0LT
Hindringham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School6.04 miles
Wells Road, Hindringham, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 0PL
Reepham Primary School6.22 miles
School Road, Reepham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4JP
Reepham High School and College6.42 miles
Whitwell Road, Reepham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4JT
Kelling CE Primary School6.76 miles
Salthouse Road, Kelling, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 7ED
Langham Village School6.86 miles
North Street, Langham, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 7DG
Cawston Church of England Primary Academy6.86 miles
Aylsham Road, Cawston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4AY
Little Snoring Primary School6.94 miles
Thursford Road, Little Snoring, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 0JN
Gresham Village School7.23 miles
Cromer Road, Gresham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 8RF
Bawdeswell Community Primary School7.32 miles
Fakenham Road, Bawdeswell, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4RR
Blakeney Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School7.36 miles
Wiveton Road, Blakeney, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 7NJ
Health
Clinic
North Norfolk Healthcare Cic Ltd (Kelling)4.91 miles
The Administration Block, 1st Floor, Kelling Hospital, High Kelling, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6QA
Community Mental Health Team4.91 miles
The Simpson Centre, Kelling Hospital, High Kelling, Holt, NR25 6QA
Interhealth Canada Uk (Kelling Hospital)4.91 miles
Kelling Hospital, High Kelling, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6QA
Jeesal Akman Care Corporation Ltd (Jeesal Cawston Park)7.54 miles
Jeesal Cawston Park, Aylsham Road, Cawston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4JD
Mill Close (5)7.94 miles
5 Mill Close, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6LZ
The Hearing Company At Fakenham Medical Practice - Fakenham8.53 miles
Meditrina House, Trinity Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8SY
South Street Clinic8.60 miles
32 South Street,, Sheringham, NR26 8LL
Scrivens Hearing Care At The Market Surgery - Aylsham8.61 miles
26 Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6BW
Specsavers Hearcare - Norfolk - Sheringham8.67 miles
Sheringham Healmedical Practice, Cromer Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8RT
Sheringham Medical Practice8.67 miles
Cromer Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8RT
Cranmer House8.83 miles
Norwich Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8HR
Anglia Community Eye Services Fakenham9.24 miles
2 Holt Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8BQ
Fakenham Optometrists & Scrivens Hearing Care- Fakenham9.36 miles
25 Norwich Street, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9AF
Specsavers Hearcare - Norfolk - Fakenham9.39 miles
17-19 Bridge Street, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9AG
Benjamin Court10.90 miles
Roughton Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 0HH
Specsavers Hearcare - Norfolk - Cromer11.16 miles
Merchants Place, 16 Church Street, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9ES
GP
Dr Brooks & Partners1.53 miles
Grove Road, Melton Constable, Norfolk, NR24 2DE
Dr Brooks & Partners4.91 miles
Old Cromer Road, High Kelling, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6QA
Reepham Surgery6.03 miles
Smugglers Lane, Reepham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4QT
The Market Surgery6.88 miles
c/o The Warden`s Office, Jubilee Close, Cawston, Norfolk, NR10 4AF
Aldborough Surgery7.41 miles
Chapel Road, Aldborough, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7NP
Dr Brooks & Partners7.59 miles
Langham Road, Blakeney, Norfolk, NR25 7PQ
Aylsham Surgery8.36 miles
60 Hungate Street, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6AA
Dr Bennett & Partners8.53 miles
Meditrina House, Trinity Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8SY
Dr Hibberd & Partners8.55 miles
Holt Road, Elmham, North Elmham, Norfolk, NR20 5JS
The Market Surgery8.61 miles
26 Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6BW
Dr Sampson P & Partners8.67 miles
Cromer Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8RT
Dr Bennett & Partners8.90 miles
Cleaves Drive, Little Walsingham, Walsingham, Norfolk, NR22 6EQ
Mattishall & Lenwade Surgeries8.93 miles
The Street, Lenwade, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5SD
Swanton Morley PMS Practice10.82 miles
Dereham Road, Swanton Morley, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4LT
Dr Lennox & Partners11.21 miles
Overstrand Road, Cromer, Norfolk, Norfolk, NR27 0AJ
Dr McAnsh11.70 miles
Bolts Close, Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1JP
Hospital
Kelling Hospital4.91 miles
High Kelling, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6QA
St Michaels Hospital8.00 miles
Cawston Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6NA
The Huntercombe Hospital - Norwich10.64 miles
Buxton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5RH
Cromer and District Hospital11.21 miles
Mill Road, Mill Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 0BQ
Dereham Hospital12.16 miles
Northgate, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2EX
North Walsham Hospital13.38 miles
North Walsham and District War Memorial Hospital, Yarmouth Road, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9AP
Hellesdon Hospital15.06 miles
Drayton High Road, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5BE
Norwich Community Hospital16.85 miles
Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU
Julian Hospital16.91 miles
Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 3TD
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital17.11 miles
Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UY
Colman Hospital17.59 miles
Unthank Road, Norwich, NR2 2PJ
Highlands19.42 miles
219 Yarmouth Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR7 0SQ
Norvic Clinic19.57 miles
Northside, St. Andrews Business Park, Norwich, NR7 0HT
Swaffham Community Hospital20.94 miles
Sporle Road, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 7HL
BMI The Sandringham Hospital26.80 miles
Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4HJ
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital26.99 miles
Gayton Road, King`s Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4ET
Pharmacy
Boots3.99 miles
21 High Street, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6BN
Kelling Pharmacy4.91 miles
Holt Medical Practice, Old Cromer Rd,Kelling Hpl, Holt, NR25 6QA
Motts Pharmacy Ltd6.16 miles
The Chimes, Market Place, Reepham, NR10 4JJ
Willows Pharmacy7.92 miles
The Health Centre, St Michaels Avenue, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6YA
Lloydspharmacy8.34 miles
6 Market Place, Aylsham, Norwich, NR11 6EH
Fakenham Pharmacy8.53 miles
Meditrina House, Trinity Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8SY
Lloydspharmacy8.70 miles
31 Station Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8RF
The Co-Operative Pharmacy8.76 miles
Lidl Retail Park, Holt Road, Fakenham, NR21 8JG
Boots8.78 miles
46-48 High Street, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8DT
Boots9.45 miles
7-10 Market Place, Fakenham, NR21 9BG
Boots11.10 miles
54-56 Church Street, Cromer, NR27 9HH
Lloydspharmacy11.10 miles
51 Church Street, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HH
Cromer Pharmacy11.21 miles
48 Overstrand Road, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 0AJ
David Jagger Ltd11.75 miles
5-7 Staithe Street, Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1AG
Lloydspharmacy12.35 miles
262 Fakenham Road, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6AD
Pledger Pharmacy Ltd12.36 miles
205 Holt Road, Horsford, Norfolk, NR10 3DX
Leisure
Park
MELTON CONSTABLE HALL (Grade II* Listed)2.31 miles
SWANTON NOVERS3.52 miles
HOLT3.54 miles
MANNINGTON HALL (Grade II Listed)4.36 miles
HEYDON HALL (Grade II* Listed)4.40 miles
VOEWOOD (Grade II* Listed)4.96 miles
BARNINGHAM HALL (Grade II Listed)5.22 miles
SALLE PARK (Grade II Listed)5.52 miles
WOLTERTON HALL (Grade II* Listed)5.90 miles
WIVETON DOWN6.45 miles
SENNOWE HALL (Grade II Listed)6.84 miles
BLICKLING HALL (Grade II* Listed)7.08 miles
NORFOLK COAST7.09 miles
SHERINGHAM HALL (Grade II* Listed)7.14 miles
HINDRINGHAM MEADOWS7.23 miles
HANWORTH HALL (Grade II Listed)7.98 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Melton Constable0.63 miles
Briston, NR24 2HN
Co-op Melton Constable1.49 miles
Melton Constable, NR24 2AP
SPAR Corpusty3.11 miles
Spar Store, Norwich Road, Norfolk, NR11 6QD
Budgens Holt3.95 miles
6 Kerridge Way, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 6DN
Holt Stores4.02 miles
2 Market Place, Holt Norfolk NR25 6BW
SPAR Reepham6.07 miles
Spar, Ollands Road, Norfolk, NR10 4EJ
Costcutter Cawston6.68 miles
Aylsham Road, Cawston, Norwich, NR10 4AS
SPAR Blakeney7.68 miles
Spar, 7 - 9 Westgate Street, Norfolk, NR25 7NQ
Rayners Stores & Newsagent8.10 miles
22 Beech Avenue, Sheringham Norfolk NR26 8NS
Co-op Norwich8.35 miles
Aylsham, NR11 6EL
Budgens Aylsham8.41 miles
14 Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6BN
Morrisons Fakenham8.42 miles
Clipbush Lane, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8SW
SPAR Sheringham8.46 miles
Spar Store, Service Station (sheringham), Norfolk, NR26 8HF
Tesco Norwich (Superstore)8.55 miles
28 Norwich Rd, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6BW
Tesco Sheringham (Superstore)8.60 miles
Cromer Rd, Sheringham, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8RS
SPAR Cromer 8.73 miles
Spar Store, Norwich Road, Norfolk, NR11 7HA
Transport
Airport
Norwich International Airport15.08 miles
Bus Stop
Mill Road (S)0.39 miles
Mill Road (N)0.40 miles
The John H Stracey (SE)0.44 miles
The John H Stracey (NW)0.46 miles
Old Post Road (N)0.54 miles
Butchers Shop (NW)0.58 miles
Butchers Shop (SE)0.59 miles
Plumb's Close (N)0.61 miles
Plumb's Close (S)0.62 miles
Vicarage corner (S)0.66 miles
Vicarage corner (N)0.67 miles
All Saints Close (W)0.69 miles
All Saints Close (E)0.70 miles
Stody turn (SW)0.82 miles
Stody turn (NE)0.82 miles
Woodfield (S)0.92 miles
Ferry Port
Reedham Ferry North28.36 miles
Reedham Ferry South28.41 miles
King's Lynn Ferry Landing29.12 miles
West Lynn Ferry Landing29.22 miles
Railway Station
Sheringham Rail Station8.63 miles
West Runton Rail Station9.41 miles
Roughton Road Rail Station10.65 miles
Cromer Rail Station10.80 miles
Gunton Rail Station11.64 miles
North Walsham Rail Station13.24 miles
Worstead Rail Station14.73 miles
Hoveton & Wroxham Rail Station16.80 miles
Salhouse Rail Station17.94 miles
Norwich Rail Station18.19 miles
Wymondham Rail Station19.66 miles
Brundall Gardens Rail Station21.27 miles
Spooner Row Rail Station21.68 miles
Brundall Rail Station22.07 miles
Attleborough Rail Station23.17 miles
Lingwood Rail Station23.48 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (NR24 2J*)
Number of Properties in Catchment430
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
STONEY COTTAGE, SAXTHORPE ROAD
THURNING
MELTON CONSTABLE
NORFOLK
NR24 2JP		£246,000
2024-01-15
detached
freehold
THE OLD GRANARY, SAXTHORPE ROAD
THURNING
MELTON CONSTABLE
NORFOLK
NR24 2JP		£560,000
2018-07-03
otherPropertyType
freehold
FROGMOOR FARM, TITHE BARN LANE
BRISTON
MELTON CONSTABLE
NORFOLK
NR24 2JD		£542,500
2013-05-03
detached
freehold
Sold 2003-10-03   £450,000
THE OLD GRANARY
THURNING
MELTON CONSTABLE
NORFOLK
NR24 2JP		£315,000
2009-07-29
semidetached
freehold
THE OLD GRANARY (BARN SITE)
THURNING
MELTON CONSTABLE
NORFOLK
NR24 2JP		£70,000
2009-07-29
terraced
freehold
BRAMBLE COTTAGE, HIGH ROAD
BRISTON
MELTON CONSTABLE
NORFOLK
NR24 2JQ		£299,000
2008-02-12
detached
freehold
FIELD END COTTAGE
THURNING
MELTON CONSTABLE
NORFOLK
NR24 2JP		£420,000
2006-05-03
detached
freehold
Sold 2000-01-19   £155,000
WHITESTONES, HIGH ROAD
BRISTON
MELTON CONSTABLE
NORFOLK
NR24 2JQ		£301,000
2005-10-06
detached
freehold
IVY DELL, HIGH ROAD
BRISTON
MELTON CONSTABLE
NORFOLK
NR24 2JQ		£105,500
2004-10-22
detached
freehold
CHARNWOOD, HIGH ROAD
BRISTON
MELTON CONSTABLE
NORFOLK
NR24 2JQ		£130,000
2000-07-31
detached
freehold
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