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 miles
- North Walsham 15.5 miles
- Attleborough 16.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bawdeswell Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Foxley Built-up area 1 mile
- Sparham Parish 1.4 miles
- Bylaugh Parish 1.6 miles
- Themelthorpe Parish 2 miles
- Lyng Built-up area 2 miles
- Upper Wensum Ward 2.2 miles
- Elsing Parish 2.4 miles
- Billingford Parish 2.4 miles
- Foulsham Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Great Witchingham Parish 2.9 miles
- Bintree Parish 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Bawdeswell
NR20 4UB, NR20 4RW, NR20 4TG, NR20 4RS, NR20 4SJ, NR20 4TQ, NR20 4WH, NR20 4WE, NR20 4RP … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 11.4 miles
- Stansted Airport 68.5 miles
- Whitwell and Reepham Railway Station 3.5 miles
- North Elmham Railway Station 3.6 miles
Hotels near Bawdeswell Ad
- The Dial House 3.3 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 4.2 miles
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 9.4 miles
- The Plough Inn 4 9.3 miles
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 7.8 miles
- The George Hotel, Dereham 6 miles
- Wensum Valley Hotel Golf & Country Club 3 7.4 miles
Schools in Bawdeswell
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 9.3 miles
- Blickling Hall Historic site 9.3 miles
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 12 miles
- Saham Wood Forest 13.1 miles
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 13.4 miles
- Gunton Estate 14.3 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 14.3 miles
- Weybourne Beach Beach 14.6 miles
- Sheringham Beach Beach 15.5 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.1 miles
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 16.4 miles
- The Bink Hill 16.8 miles