Briston

Other current and historical names

Burston
Burstuna

Built-Up Area: Briston
Parish/Community: Briston
District/Borough: North Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°51'9"N 1°3'33"E
Eastings/Northings: 606081, 332723
OS Grid: TG060327
Mapcode Local: GBR TB2.4MJ
Mapcode Global: WHLR7.7KMH

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Briston within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Briston in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Briston, par. and vil., N. Norfolk, on river Bure, 4 miles SW. of Holt, 2751 ac., pop. 855; P.O.

Briston in the Domesday Book

A village in Holt hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Toki of Walton
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: William of Warenne
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: William of Warenne
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 16 shillings in 1086
- Households: 3 smallholders; 14 freemen
- Plough Teams: 4 men's ploughs
- Woodland: 20 pigs
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: King Edward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: King William
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: King William
- Taxable Value: ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: 12 shillings in 1086
- Households: 5 freemen
- Plough Teams: 1 men's plough
- Woodland: 10 pigs

British Place Names

Briston, Norfolk

Briston is a village in Norfolk

Briston in historic gazetteers

Briston in the Domesday Book