Hockering is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Breckland, in Norfolk, England. It sits in gently rolling agricultural countryside on the edge of the distinctive heath and sandy soils of the Breckland landscape, with easy road links that make market towns such as Dereham and the city of Norwich within commuting distance.
The village retains a quiet, community-focused character: farming remains important locally, but many residents commute outward and village life centres on a parish church, a village hall and occasional local events. Architecturally there are traditional flint cottages and other historic buildings typical of rural Norfolk, and the network of lanes and nearby woodland and heathland make it pleasant for walking and enjoying the countryside.
Postcode districts covering Hockering
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 9.1 miles
- Thetford 22.5 miles
- North Walsham 16.6 miles
- Diss 20.8 miles
- Attleborough 11.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- East Tuddenham Parish 0.9 miles
- Weston Green Built-up area 1.7 miles
- North Tuddenham Parish 1.8 miles
- Honingham Built-up area 2 miles
- Mattishall Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Weston Longville Parish 2.6 miles
- Elsing Parish 2.9 miles
- Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne Parish 3 miles
- Colton Built-up area 3 miles
- Lyng Built-up area 3 miles
- Lenwade Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Barnham Broom Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Hockering
NR20 3HY, NR20 3JS, NR20 3HZ, NR20 3HR, NR20 3HS, NR20 3HX, NR20 3FA, NR20 3HJ, NR20 3RS … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 9 miles
- Stansted Airport 65.1 miles
- Thuxton Railway Station 4.6 miles
- Yaxham Railway Station 4.9 miles
Hotels near Hockering Ad
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 2.8 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 7.6 miles
- Park Farm Hotel & Leisure 4 7.1 miles
- The Dial House 6.2 miles
- The Assembly House 9.9 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 7.3 miles
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 9.5 miles
- The George Hotel, Dereham 5.4 miles
- Wensum Valley Hotel Golf & Country Club 3 4.9 miles
- George Hotel 3 9.7 miles
Schools in Hockering
- Hockering C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 8 miles
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 9.9 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 10.7 miles
- Saham Wood Forest 11.1 miles
- Blickling Hall Historic site 11.6 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 13.2 miles
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 13.5 miles
- Plumstead Hall Estate 14.7 miles
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 14.7 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 15.1 miles
- Gunton Estate 16.3 miles
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16.4 miles