Barney, Norfolk

Barney
St Mary Parish Church, Barney, Norfolk.
Barney Location within Norfolk
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	NR21
Dialling code	01328
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Broadland and Fakenham

Barney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Fulmodeston, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England.^[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. In 1931 the parish had a population of 243.^[3]

History

'Barney' means either 'Bera's island', 'barn island' or perhaps, 'barley island'.^[4] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Fulmodeston.^[5]

War memorial

Barney's war memorial is a marble plaque located on the outside of the Wesleyan Chapel. It holds the following names for the First World War:

• Sergeant Arthur W. Whitehand (d.1917), Royal Army Service Corps
• Sergeant Robert Harrod (1896–1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
• Private William Horn (d.1916), 6th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
• Private William Temple (1876–1918), 3rd Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
• Private J. Edward Cowling (1895–1916), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment
• John S. Chapman
• John Jones
• John Temple
• Arthur Tuck

References

1. OS Explorer Map 24 - Norfolk Coast Central. ISBN 0-319-21726-4.
2. Open Domesday, "Open Domesday Online: Barney", Domesday Book
3. "Population statistics Barney AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
4. "Key to English Place-names".
5. "Relationships and changes Barney AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

External links

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