 The Hamlet is within the parish of Gresham, which had, in the 2001 census, a population of 443.For the purposes of local government, the Hamlet falls within the district of North 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.