Eccles Road is a small village in the district of Breckland, Norfolk, England, set in the sandy, pine‑and‑heath landscape of The Brecks. It is best known locally for Eccles Road railway station on the Breckland Line, which provides useful rail links to Norwich and Cambridge and has historically been important for local connectivity.
Today the area retains a distinctly rural character: agriculture remains the backbone of the local economy and many residents commute to nearby market towns such as Swaffham and Thetford. The village appeals to walkers and nature lovers exploring the unique Breckland flora and quiet country lanes, and its development was shaped in large part by the arrival of the railway in the 19th century.
Postcode districts covering Eccles Road
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Thetford 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Stowmarket 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Mildenhall 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Diss 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Attleborough 3.8 miles6.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Quidenham Parish 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Snetterton Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- East Harling Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Harling Road Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Kenninghall Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Shropham Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Old Buckenham Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Banham Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Roudham and Larling Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Workhouse Common Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- The Buckenhams & Banham Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Attleborough Burgh & Haverscroft Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Eccles Road
NR16 2JX, NR16 2JH, NR16 2JJ, NR16 2JG, NR16 2JR, NR16 2TB, NR16 2TX, NR16 2JA, NR16 2NZ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 19.7 miles31.6 km
- Stansted Airport 50.7 miles81.7 km
- Eccles Road Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Harling Road Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Eccles Road Ad
- Breckland Lodge 2.1 miles3.5 km
- The White Hart Hotel 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Griffin Hotel 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Townhouse Hotel 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Watton by Verve 9.6 miles15.4 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 8.7 miles14 km
Local points of interest
- Snetterton Heath Estate 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 7 miles11.2 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Saham Wood Forest 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 11.2 miles18 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 15.5 miles25 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 17.5 miles28.2 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 17.6 miles28.3 km