Colkirk is a small rural village in the northern part of the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, set among arable fields and hedgerows a few miles from the market towns of Fakenham and Swaffham. Its location gives it a quietly agricultural character while still being within easy reach of larger services and transport links.
The village retains a sense of local history in its older cottages and parish buildings and supports a close‑knit community with a village hall, local activities and occasional events; economically it remains tied to farming and small businesses, with many residents commuting to nearby towns, and its appeal largely lies in the traditional Norfolk village atmosphere and access to the surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Colkirk
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 21.2 miles34.1 km
- King's Lynn 18 miles29 km
- North Walsham 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Downham Market 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Attleborough 21.2 miles34.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Pudding Norton Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Hempton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Whissonsett Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Lancaster South Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The Raynhams Ward 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Great Ryburgh Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Horningtoft Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Fakenham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Dunton Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Ryburgh Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Gateley Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Lancaster North Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Colkirk
NR21 7JH, NR21 7NP, NR21 7NT, NR21 7NQ, NR21 7NU, NR21 7PB, NR21 7NR, NR21 7JJ, NR21 7JU … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Stansted Airport 68.4 miles110 km
- County School Railway Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
- North Elmham Railway Station 5.9 miles9.5 km
Hotels near Colkirk Ad
- Sculthorpe Mill 3.1 miles5.1 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Black Lion Hotel 6.5 miles10.4 km
- The George Hotel, Dereham 9.1 miles14.6 km
Schools in Colkirk
- Colkirk C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Wells Harbour Harbour 11.4 miles18.4 km
- The Bink Hill 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Holkham Meals Forest 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Saham Wood Forest 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Sandringham House Estate 14.1 miles22.6 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 15.9 miles25.7 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 16 miles25.7 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Snettisham Beach Beach 17.5 miles28.1 km