Caston is a small village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, set in gently rolling agricultural countryside typical of the county. The surrounding landscape carries the sandy soils and patches of heath associated with the Brecks, giving the area a distinctive ecology and a pleasant network of lanes and footpaths that make it popular with walkers and nature enthusiasts.
Like many Norfolk villages, Caston has a strong local identity built around a parish church, village hall and community events, with an economy rooted historically in farming and now a mix of agriculture and commuting to nearby towns (including Norwich). There are attractive traditional buildings in flint and brick, a quiet residential feel and an active community that maintains village life through fetes, clubs and conservation projects.
Postcode districts covering Caston
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 17.8 miles28.7 km
- King's Lynn 24.7 miles39.7 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Thetford 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Mildenhall 21 miles33.7 km
- Downham Market 21.7 miles35 km
- Diss 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Attleborough 5.9 miles9.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Griston Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Stow Bedon Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Rocklands Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Rockland All Saints Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Scoulton Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Thompson Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- All Saints & Wayland Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Little Ellingham Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Carbrooke Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Merton Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Watton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Great Hockham Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Caston
NR17 1FP, NR17 1DN, NR17 1DL, NR17 1DJ, NR17 1DD, NR17 1DE, NR17 1DB, NR17 1BL, NR17 1GZ
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 19 miles30.6 km
- Stansted Airport 53.2 miles85.6 km
- Attleborough Railway Station 6 miles9.7 km
- Eccles Road Railway Station 6.1 miles9.9 km
Hotels near Caston Ad
- The White Hart Hotel 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Breckland Lodge 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Watton by Verve 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Crown Hotel 9.9 miles15.9 km
- The Griffin Hotel 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Townhouse Hotel 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The George Hotel, Dereham 9.9 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Wayland Wood Forest 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Saham Wood Forest 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 8.7 miles14 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 17.9 miles28.7 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 18.6 miles29.9 km