Barney, Norfolk

Barney
St Mary Parish Church, Barney, Norfolk.
Barney Location within Norfolk
Population	431 (parish, 2001 census)
OS grid reference	TF990320
• London	121 miles (195 km)
Civil parish	Fulmodeston
District	North Norfolk
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	FAKENHAM
Postcode district	NR 21
Dialling code	01328
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Broadland (UK Parliament constituency).
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°51′22″N 0°57′48″E / 52.85615°N 0.96336°E / 52.85615; 0.96336Coordinates: 52°51′22″N 0°57′48″E / 52.85615°N 0.96336°E / 52.85615; 0.96336

Barney is a village in the civil parish of Fulmodeston in the English county of Norfolk.^[1] Settled prior to the Norman Invasion of 1066,^[2] the village lies to the south of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road near Thursford.The village is 7.2 miles (11.6 km) east north east of the town of Fakenham, 17.1 miles (27.5 km) west south west of Cromer and 121 miles (195 km) north north east of London. 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.

'Barney' means either 'Bera's island', 'barn island' or perhaps, 'barley island'.

References[]

http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Barney

External links[]

• Media related to Barney, Norfolk at Wikimedia Commons
• Barney in the Domesday Book

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