Felbrigg is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Felbrigg is located south-west of Cromer and north of Norwich.

History Felbrigg's name is of Viking origin and derives from the Old Norse for a plank bridge.

Felbrigg parish has been the site of the discovery of several Roman artefacts including pottery, coins, brooches and a figurine of Priapus. Despite this, no conclusive evidence of a Roman settlement has been identified.

In the Domesday Book, Felbrigg is listed as a settlement of 6 households in the hundred of North Erpingham. In 1086, the village formed part of the East Anglian estates of Roger Bigod.

Geography According to the 2021 census Felbrigg has a population of 201 people, an increase from the 193 recorded in the 2011 census.

Felbrigg sits along the B1436 between Cromer and Thorpe Market.

Felbrigg Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is mainly within the grounds and estate of Felbrigg Hall. The woods mainly consist of common beech trees, with many rare species of lichen.

St Margaret's Church

Felbrigg's parish church is dedicated to Saint Margaret of Antioch and dates from the early 15th century with extensive 19th-century restoration. St. Margaret's is located outside of the village, deep within the grounds of Felbrigg Hall, and has been Grade II listed since 1960.

St Margaret's has examples of memorials to historical owners of Felbrigg Hall, notably a carved plaque to William Windham (died 1696) by Grinling Gibbons and a carved bust of William Windham by Joseph Nollekens. The church also holds a significant collection of medieval bronzes, which has been noted as one of the best in Norfolk.

Felbrigg Hall

Felbrigg Hall was built in the seventeenth century in Jacobean style by Robert Lyminge, with an interior completed in the Georgian style. The hall was later adapted by William Samwell and later James Paine. The hall was the home of the Windham and Ketton-Cremer families until the death of its last, heirless owner R. W. Ketton-Cremer, when the property passed to the ownership of the National Trust.

Notable residents V-Adm. Thomas Wyndham (1508–1554) – Royal Navy officer, explorer and navigator Sir John Wyndham (1558–1645) – English landowner Ashe Windham (1673–1749) – English landowner and politician William Windham Sr. (1717–1761) – English landowner William Windham (1750–1810) – English politician and landowner Vice Admiral William Lukin (1768–1833) – Royal Navy officer and veteran of the Napoleonic Wars William H. Windham (1802–1854) – English politician Gen. Sir Charles Ash Windham (1810–1870) – British Army officer and politician William Frederick Windham (1840–1866) – English landowner R. W. Ketton-Cremer (1906–1969) – biographer and historian, resident of Felbrigg Hall.

Governance Felbrigg is part of the electoral ward of Roughton for local elections and is part of the district of North Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is North Norfolk, which has been represented by the Liberal Democrat Steff Aquarone MP since 2024.

War Memorial Felbrigg War Memorial is a Latin Cross atop a square plinth with the inscription: '1914-1918.' The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationLCplJames Thurston CdG1st Bn, Border Regiment1 Oct. 1918Tyne CotLCplErnest A. Lambert9th Bn, Norfolk Regiment15 Sep. 1916Guillemont Road CemeteryP1CRobert W. CawstonNo. 1 Depot, Royal Air Force15 Nov. 1918Souvenir CemeteryPteHugh A. Snowie5th Bn, Cameron Highlanders23 Jul. 1918Ploegsteert MemorialPteCharles F. Lawrence1st Bn, Royal Munster Fusiliers28 May 1915Helles MemorialPteHarry Durant1st Bn, Norfolk Regiment26 Oct. 1917Tyne CotPteJames D. Kettle2nd Bn, Norfolk Regt22 Apr. 1916Basra MemorialPteHarry Ward1/5th Bn, Norfolk Regt19 Apr. 1917Jerusalem MemorialPteGeorge H. Lawrence7th Bn, Norfolk Regt27 Mar. 1918Serre Road CemeteryPteJohn R. Grimes9th Bn, Norfolk Regt7 Oct. 1915Menin GatePteCharles Kettle9th Bn, Norfolk Regt15 Sep. 1916Thiepval MemorialPteWilliam Lambert27th Bn, Northumberland Fusiliers20 Apr. 1918Ploegsteert Memorial Furthermore, there is a memorial to the following soldier who was killed during the Battle of Crete during the Second World War in St Margaret's Church: +RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/CommemorationFORichard T. W. Ketton-CremerNo. 30 Squadron RAF31 May 1941Alamein Memorial

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