North Barningham is a hamlet within the civil parish of Gresham in the English county of Norfolk.

The hamlet of North Barningham consists of a few scattered houses and farms, the church of Saint Peter and one remaining wing of a large H-shaped early-17th-century mansion, originally home to the Palgrave family.

The name Barningham derive from the Old English for the Village of Beorn's people[2] with the north part of the name added to differentiate it from others of the same name nearby.

North Barningham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086, where its population, land ownership and productive resources were extensively detailed.

The church then saw a period of constant use in the early years of the 20th century but after a steady decline of services and attendance fell back into disuse.

This was followed up by the formation of the Palgrave Society to carry out maintenance in the church and churchyard and also organise future services.

[6] The north aisle was added in the 15th century and is separated from the nave by a four-bay arcade with octagonal shaped piers.

Inside the church there are several memorials of note, the most impressive being to Sir Austin and Dame Elizabeth Palgrave[5] which is located on the wall of the north aisle.

In the sanctuary there is a monument to John Palgrave[5] who died on 29 May 1611 who had been a prominent lawyer and a local magistrate in Norfolk.

At the eastern end of the north aisle brasses set into a stone slab to commemorate Henry Palgrave[5] who died in 1516.