The aircraft had left RAF Binbrook and, after a successful bombing raid over Cologne, was attempting a crash landing after suffering anti-aircraft fire.

The church boasts some Medieval brasses on its walls alongside a curious iron cello, reputedly made by the village's blacksmith in the Seventeenth Century.

'The Pavilion' (a local community facility) hosts a Youth Club and monthly film shows.

On the outskirts of the village is the Three Horseshoes, a 16th-century gastropub with open log fire and oak beams that has undergone large scale refurbishment.

In the centre of the village is the recently closed Green Man pub, which has now re-opened as the Explorers Bar.

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

Briston's War Memorial takes the form of a stone cross, with an overlaid wreath, and is located in All Saints' Churchyard.