Brisley
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Brisley is a village
in the English
county of Norfolk
located about halfway between Fakenham
and East Dereham. It covers an area of 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi) and had a population of 276 in 117 households as of the
2001 census
Whilst the legendary 19th century English cricket batsman Fuller Pilch
was probably raised in Brisley, it is the village of Horningtoft
, about 2 km north west of Brisley which claims the honour of being his birthplace.
The English Bible was also first translated into English here.
The word Brisley is a combination of Bris (horsefly) and ley (a field).
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
located about halfway between Fakenham
Fakenham
Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, some north east of King's Lynn, south west of Cromer, and north west of Norwich....
and East Dereham. It covers an area of 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi) and had a population of 276 in 117 households as of the
2001 census
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
Whilst the legendary 19th century English cricket batsman Fuller Pilch
Fuller Pilch
Fuller Pilch was an English cricketer. Described as "the greatest batsman ever known until the appearance of W. G. Grace", the right-hand batting Pilch played 229 first class cricket matches between 1820 and 1854 for an assortment of counties, including Kent, Hampshire, Surrey and Surrey, as well...
was probably raised in Brisley, it is the village of Horningtoft
Horningtoft
Horningtoft is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 135 in 54 households as of the 2001 census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Breckland....
, about 2 km north west of Brisley which claims the honour of being his birthplace.
The English Bible was also first translated into English here.
The word Brisley is a combination of Bris (horsefly) and ley (a field).