Bintree

Bintree
Bintree is located in Norfolk
Bintree
Bintree
Location within Norfolk
Area5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population300 (2001 census[1])
329 (2011)[2]
• Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTG019236
Civil parish
  • Bintree
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDEREHAM
Postcode districtNR20
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°46′19″N 0°59′24″E / 52.772°N 0.990°E / 52.772; 0.990

Bintree is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, England, about nine miles (14 km) south-east of Fakenham. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 300, increasing to 329 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall Division of Norfolk County Council.

The villages name means "Bynna's tree".

Notable landmarks in the village include the village sign, a traditional red phone box and the now disused Bintry Mill.[3]

  1. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ^ Geograph.org.uk Bintree Mill and bridge