Coordinates: 52°45′18″N 0°53′17″E / 52.75501°N 0.88813°E
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  Brisley
Brisley shown within Norfolk |
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| Area | 4.90 km2 (1.89 sq mi) |
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| Population | 276 |
| - Density | 56 /km2 (150 /sq mi) |
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| District | Breckland |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DEREHAM |
| NR20 | |
| Dialling code | 01362 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Mid Norfolk |
| List of places: UK • England • Norfolk | |
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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 4.90 km2 (1.89 sq mi) and had a population of 276 in 117 households as of the 2001 census[1]
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 translated here.
The word Brisley means Bris = horsefly and ley means field iew a field with horseflies.
Notes
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
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