Beachamwell is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Breckland, in west Norfolk, England. Set within the distinctive sandy soils and pinewoods of The Brecks, it sits in a landscape of rolling arable fields and heathland that gives the area a more open, scrubby character than much of eastern England.
The village has a long history reflected in surviving medieval church fabric and visible earthworks from earlier settlement, and it remains largely agricultural in character with arable farming and small-scale rural businesses dominating the local economy. Socially it is a close-knit community with village amenities and occasional local events, while the surrounding countryside attracts walkers and naturalists interested in the unusual habitats and wildlife of the Breckland landscape.
Postcode districts covering Beachamwell
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Wisbech 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Thetford 15.7 miles25.3 km
- March 22.4 miles36 km
- Ely 21.2 miles34 km
- Mildenhall 19.3 miles31 km
- Downham Market 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Attleborough 19 miles30.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Cockley Cley Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Gooderstone Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Barton Bendish Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Nar Valley Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Oxborough Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Marham Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Swaffham Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Narborough Built-up area 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Foulden Built-up area 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Wissey Ward 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Bedingfeld Ward 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Boughton Built-up area 4.8 miles7.7 km
Example postcodes in Beachamwell
PE37 8BD, PE37 8FE, PE37 8BJ, PE37 8AX, PE37 8AT, PE37 8BH, PE37 8AU, PE37 8BA, PE37 8BE … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 28.6 miles46 km
- Stansted Airport 53.5 miles86.2 km
- Watlington Railway Station 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Downham Market Railway Station 10.2 miles16.4 km
Hotels near Beachamwell Ad
- The Pig Shed Motel 4 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Red Lion 3.8 miles6.1 km
- The Crown Hotel 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Best Western the George Hotel, Swaffham 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Watton by Verve 9.5 miles15.2 km
Local points of interest
- Lynford Hall Estate 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Saham Wood Forest 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Sandringham House Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 16 miles25.7 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Snettisham Beach Beach 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 19 miles30.6 km