Bawdeswell is a small village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. It sits where the sandy heaths of Breckland give way to more fertile arable land, creating a patchwork of farmland, copses and ponds; the built core is a modest cluster of houses around a church and green, so the village retains a distinctly rural character.
Historically an agricultural community, much of the local economy still revolves around farming, while village life is sustained by a village hall, playing field and periodic fetes and events. The parish shows traces of its past in older buildings and a war memorial, and its quiet lanes make it attractive to walkers and those seeking easy access to the wider Norfolk countryside.
Postcode districts covering Bawdeswell
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 12.4 miles20 km
- North Walsham 15.5 miles25 km
- Attleborough 16.3 miles26.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Bawdeswell Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Foxley Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Sparham Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bylaugh Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Themelthorpe Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Lyng Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Upper Wensum Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Elsing Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Billingford Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Foulsham Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Great Witchingham Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Bintree Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Bawdeswell
NR20 4TQ, NR20 4FW, NR20 4QQ, NR20 4UP, NR20 4SH, NR20 4SN, NR20 4SD, NR20 4RP, NR20 4WG … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Stansted Airport 68.5 miles110.3 km
- Whitwell and Reepham Railway Station 3.5 miles5.7 km
- North Elmham Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
Hotels near Bawdeswell Ad
- The Dial House 3.3 miles5.2 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- The Plough Inn 4 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The George Hotel, Dereham 6 miles9.7 km
- Wensum Valley Hotel Golf & Country Club 3 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Black Boys Hotel 9.5 miles15.3 km
Schools in Bawdeswell
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 12 miles19.3 km
- Saham Wood Forest 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Gunton Estate 14.3 miles22.9 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 14.3 miles22.9 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Sheringham Beach Beach 15.5 miles25 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 16.4 miles26.4 km
- The Bink Hill 16.8 miles27 km