| Name | Brampton |
| Alt names | Brantuna | source: Domesday Book (1985) p 187 |
| Type | Parish (ancient), Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 52.767°N 1.288°E |
| Located in | Norfolk, England |
| See also | South Erpingham Hundred, Norfolk, England | hundred in which it was located | | Aylsham Rural, Norfolk, England | rural district in which it was located 1894-1935 | | St. Faiths and Aylsham Rural, Norfolk, England | rural district in which it was located 1935-1974 | | Broadland District, Norfolk, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Brampton is a small village and parish in the county of Norfolk, England, in the Bure Valley, east of Aylsham.
Brampton station is an intermediate halt on the Bure Valley Railway. Its parish church, St Peter, is one of 124 surviving round-tower churches in Norfolk. Its Norman tower has a 15th-century brick octagonal top.
Although now one of the smallest communities in Norfolk, Brampton has a rich history. In particular it was the site of a Roman manufacturing centre from where goods were exported by boat along the river Bure.
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Categories: Norfolk, England | Brampton, Norfolk, England | South Erpingham Hundred, Norfolk, England | Aylsham Rural, Norfolk, England | St. Faiths and Aylsham Rural, Norfolk, England | Broadland District, Norfolk, England |
