Bramerton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for a farmstead or village close to a bramble thicket.

In 1086, the village was part of the estates of King William I, Odo of Bayeux, Roger Bigod of Norfolk and Godric the Steward.

[10] The church was significantly remodelled and restored in the 1860s when a memorial window depicting a Mary Adelaide Blake which was installed by Ward and Hughes.

The rock strata reaching the surface at Bramerton Pits, adjacent to the Common at Woods End, have resulted in the name of the village being given to an early Pleistocene glacial stage in the geological pre-history of the British Isles.

The Woods End is still a popular spot for the mooring of pleasure craft and is also one of the few places on the Norfolk Broads where water skiing is allowed.

Outside the pub (now renamed the Water's Edge) is a statue of Billy Bluelight (William Cullum), who in the 1920s–30s used to challenge boat trippers to a race along the riverbank.

The village hall is now the venue for a range of activities including a play group called Sunbeams, Brownies and yoga.

Bramerton is served by bus route 85 operated by Konectbus, providing nine services a day into Norwich via Kirby Bedon and to the neighbouring villages of Surlingham and Rockland St Mary.