Binham


Binham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is north west of Norwich, west of Cromer and north north east of London. The village lies east south east of the town of Wells-next-the-Sea.
The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.
The civil parish has an area of and in the 2001 census had a population of 273 in 124 households, including Cockthorpe and increasing to 292 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk.

History

Binham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1085. In the great book Binham is recorded by the names Benincham, and Bineham. The main landholder was Peter de Valognes. The survey mentions that there were two mills in the parish.

Binham Priory and Saint Mary Parish Church

Close to the village are the remains of the Benedictine St Mary's Priory. Today the nave of the much larger priory church has become the Church of Saint Mary and the Holy Cross and is still used as a place of worship. The remains of the priory are in the care of English Heritage. Both are Grade I listed buildings .

Binham Pride

Organised by members of the cast of the Thursford Show, Binham has been the home of a Pride event since 2014. 'Binham Pride' started as a joke between members of the cast that were staying in Binham during their employment at the Thursford Christmas Spectacular in 2014. In two weeks they decided to throw the event for real and 'Binham Pride' was officially born; a celebration of Diversity and Inclusion.
The first Binham Pride was on Monday December 1 - world AIDs day at Binham Memeorail Hall and saw around 70 people attend - mostly people who were part of the Thursford show. The evening raised £2000 for The Terrence Higgins Trust.
In 2015 'Binham Pride' grew larger. Around 100 people attended - a handful of whom were from local communities who had heard about the event through the Chequers Inn and social media posts. 'Binham Pride' 2015 raised £4000 for the Terrence Higgins Trust.
'Binham Pride' 2016 fell on Monday 28 November and around 150 people attended - around 40 of whom are locals and raised just over £5000 for the Terrence Higgins Trust. 'Binham Pride' 2017 was the most successful and raised the largest amount to date.