Great Dunham is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Breckland in Norfolk, England. It sits within the distinctive sandy soils and patchwork farmland of the Brecks, giving the area a quietly agricultural character of narrow lanes, hedgerows and scattered woodland rather than a dense settlement.
Locally life is largely tied to farming and small-scale rural enterprises, with community activity centred on the parish amenities and nearby market towns such as Swaffham. The village retains a number of historic buildings and traditional Norfolk cottages, reflecting its long-standing countryside heritage and close-knit social feel.
Postcode districts covering Great Dunham
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 22.1 miles35.6 km
- King's Lynn 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Wisbech 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Thetford 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Downham Market 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Attleborough 16.9 miles27.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Dunham Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Launditch Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Kempstone Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Lexham Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Newton by Castle Acre Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Litcham Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Sporle Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Beeston Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Sporle with Palgrave Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Castle Acre Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Fransham Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Beeston with Bittering Parish 3.3 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Great Dunham
PE32 2LT, PE32 2LH, PE32 2LU, PE32 2LQ, PE32 2LN, PE32 2LX, PE32 2LJ, PE32 2LW, PE32 2LL … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 22 miles35.4 km
- Stansted Airport 60.4 miles97.2 km
- Dereham Railway Station 8 miles12.9 km
- North Elmham Railway Station 8.6 miles13.9 km
Hotels near Great Dunham Ad
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- The Pig Shed Motel 4 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Red Lion 4.6 miles7.4 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Sculthorpe Mill 9.9 miles16 km
- The George Hotel, Dereham 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Best Western the George Hotel, Swaffham 3 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Watton by Verve 9.1 miles14.6 km
Local points of interest
- Saham Wood Forest 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Sandringham House Estate 13.7 miles22 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 17.4 miles28 km
- Snettisham Beach Beach 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Holkham Meals Forest 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Wells Harbour Harbour 18.9 miles30.4 km