Hockham is a small, largely rural parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, centred on the neighbouring hamlets of Great Hockham and Little Hockham. The landscape is typical of the wider The Brecks, with sandy soils, patches of heath and nearby conifer plantations, and it sits close enough to Thetford Forest and the market town of Thetford to make woodland recreation and regional services easily accessible.
Locally the economy remains rooted in farming and small-scale rural enterprise, with many residents commuting to larger towns for work. The built environment includes historic farmsteads and traditional Norfolk flint-and-brick cottages, and the parish retains a quiet village community feel with a village hall and occasional local events; walkers and cyclists also use the lanes and forest trails to enjoy the distinctive Brecks countryside.
Postcode districts covering Hockham
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 20 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 18 miles
- Thetford 7.4 miles
- Stowmarket 21.9 miles
- Ely 24 miles
- Mildenhall 18.5 miles
- Downham Market 22 miles
- Diss 13 miles
- Attleborough 6.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Hockham Built-up area 0.3 miles
- All Saints & Wayland Ward 1.8 miles
- Wretham Parish 1.9 miles
- Stow Bedon Parish 2.1 miles
- Shropham Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Roudham and Larling Parish 2.3 miles
- East Wretham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Thompson Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Harling Road Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Caston Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Snetterton Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Bridgham Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Hockham
IP24 1FU, IP24 1FR, IP24 1SQ, IP24 1NN, IP24 1NZ, IP24 1NS, IP24 1NP, IP24 1PE, IP24 1NX … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 21.4 miles
- Stansted Airport 49.9 miles
- Harling Road Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Eccles Road Railway Station 4.5 miles
Hotels near Hockham Ad
- Breckland Lodge 4.8 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 7.7 miles
- The Crown Hotel 9 miles
- The Griffin Hotel 6.5 miles
Schools in Hockham
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 3.9 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 4.2 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 4.5 miles
- Saham Wood Forest 7.7 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 8 miles
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 10 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 10.9 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 11 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 12.5 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 16 miles
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 17.7 miles
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 19.8 miles