Banningham has an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086, In the great book Banningham is recorded by the names Banincha, and Hamingeha. The main landholders are William de Warenne and the Abbot of Holm. The main tenant is Roger holding his land from Reynald FitzIvo.
The villages name means 'Homestead/village of *Ban(n)a's people'.
The Village sign is situated on the outskirts of the village on the B1145.
It has the following inscription ."This is the site of The Sandford Preaching Cross which can be seen on the village map of 1707 AD preserved in The Crown PH"
Around the base of the sign are four slate plaques -
one plaque contains a piece of roman stone
the other plaques state;
Wyndham family connection
Old Rectory hauntings
E H Bickersteth Peace perfect, peace
About Village Sign Caches
This cache belongs to the Village Sign Series, a series of caches based on ornate signs that depict the heritage, history and culture of the villages that put them up (generally on the village green!).
The signs can be made of different materials from fibreglass to wood, from forged steel to stone. They can depict anything from local industry to historical events. The tradition probably started in Norfolk or Suffolk and has now spread across most of the country so we thought we would base a series on them!
More information and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website - https://www.villagesignseries.co.uk
If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do. I would ask that you request a number for your cache first by filling in the new request form on the Village Sign Series website villagesignseries.co.uk https://www.villagesignseries.co.uk so we can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.