Gressenhall is a small village and civil parish in the district of Breckland, Norfolk, England. It sits amid gently undulating farmland typical of the Breckland area - a patchwork of arable fields with pockets of heath and mixed woodland - and retains a compact, rural character of lanes, farms and a modest population.
The village is best known for its preserved farm and former workhouse, now a hands-on museum interpreting rural life and social history with events and educational programmes. Locally the economy is largely agricultural with some commuters to nearby towns, and community life centres on the parish church, the village hall and occasional local gatherings that celebrate the area’s heritage.
Postcode districts covering Gressenhall
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 16.4 miles26.3 km
- King's Lynn 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Thetford 21.5 miles34.7 km
- North Walsham 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Downham Market 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Diss 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Attleborough 14.7 miles23.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Beetley Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Lincoln Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Longham Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Hoe Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Dereham Withburga Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- North Elmham Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Beeston with Bittering Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Brisley Parish 3.1 miles5 km
- Dereham Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Stanfield Parish 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Wendling Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Swanton Morley Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Gressenhall
NR20 4LP, NR20 4EF, NR20 4AR, NR20 4DX, NR20 4ED, NR20 4DY, NR20 4SW, NR20 4LR, NR20 4EU … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 16 miles25.7 km
- Stansted Airport 63.9 miles102.8 km
- North Elmham Railway Station 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Dereham Railway Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels near Gressenhall Ad
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 3.5 miles5.7 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The George Hotel, Dereham 2.5 miles4 km
- The White Hart Hotel 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Sculthorpe Mill 9.7 miles15.6 km
- The Dial House 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
Local points of interest
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Saham Wood Forest 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 17.2 miles27.7 km
- The Bink Hill 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Wells Harbour Harbour 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 18 miles29 km
- Holkham Meals Forest 18.1 miles29.1 km