Besthorpe is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Breckland, in Norfolk, England. It sits amid the lightly wooded, sandy soils and arable fields that characterise the Breckland landscape - an area known for its patches of heath, unusual flora and important birdlife such as stone curlew - giving the locality a quiet, open feel distinct from wetter parts of East Anglia.
The village has the sort of historic depth common in the region: its name ends in “-thorpe”, a Norse-derived element meaning an outlying farm or settlement, and the core still reads as a cluster of traditional cottages, a small church and a village hall. The local economy remains largely agricultural, with many residents now commuting to nearby market towns; socially the community is small and close-knit, centred on parish events and village activities rather than commercial amenities.
Postcode districts covering Besthorpe
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Thetford 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Stowmarket 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Beccles 23 miles37 km
- Diss 10.6 miles17 km
- Attleborough 1 mile1.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Attleborough Queens & Besthorpe Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Attleborough Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Morley St. Peter Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Morley St. Botolph Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Morley Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Workhouse Common Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Great Ellingham Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Old Buckenham Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Spooner Row Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Deopham Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Hingham & Deopham Ward 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Besthorpe
NR17 2NL, NR17 2GY, NR17 2FT, NR17 2NU, NR17 2NS, NR17 2NN, NR17 2NX, NR17 2PG, NR17 2FG … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 14.9 miles24 km
- Stansted Airport 55.5 miles89.3 km
- Attleborough Railway Station 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Spooner Row Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
Hotels near Besthorpe Ad
- The White Hart Hotel 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Breckland Lodge 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Park Farm Hotel & Leisure 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Griffin Hotel 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Townhouse Hotel 4.7 miles7.5 km
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Watton by Verve 9.9 miles15.9 km
Local points of interest
- Snetterton Heath Estate 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Saham Wood Forest 10 miles16.1 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 15.7 miles25.2 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 16.6 miles26.7 km