Events
c.1300
1450
Barton Bury Hall turf cutting (St Benet’s Abbey accounts)
1781
Doyley brothers drowned in Barton Broad
1809
Enclosure Act (Barton Staithe awarded to parishioners)
1845
Methodist Chapel built (rebuilding work 1914)
1850s
Village School built (extension added 1895)
1885
1918
Prestons sell Barton Hall
1926
Norfolk Punt Club founded
1937
Electricity supply to the village
1952
The Village Sign erected
1961
Mains water connected
1965
Barton School closed
2000
Barton Broad ‘Clear Water 2000 Project’
Some of the main events recorded in the village are listed below.
For additional information about those in blue underlined text click on the hyperlink.