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 miles32.2 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 18 miles28.9 km
- Thetford 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Stowmarket 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Ely 24 miles38.7 km
- Mildenhall 18.5 miles29.7 km
- Downham Market 22 miles35.4 km
- Diss 13 miles20.8 km
- Attleborough 6.3 miles10.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Hockham Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- All Saints & Wayland Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Wretham Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Stow Bedon Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Shropham Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Roudham and Larling Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- East Wretham Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Thompson Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Harling Road Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Caston Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Snetterton Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Bridgham Parish 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Hockham
IP24 1SQ, IP24 1NU, IP24 1RT, IP24 1FU, IP24 1FJ, IP24 1NL, IP24 1PQ, IP24 1FT, IP24 1PG … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 21.4 miles34.5 km
- Stansted Airport 49.9 miles80.3 km
- Harling Road Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Eccles Road Railway Station 4.5 miles7.2 km
Hotels near Hockham Ad
- Breckland Lodge 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The White Hart Hotel 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Watton by Verve 5.9 miles9.5 km
- The Crown Hotel 9 miles14.6 km
- The Griffin Hotel 6.5 miles10.4 km
Schools in Hockham
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Primary
Local points of interest
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Saham Wood Forest 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 8 miles12.9 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 10 miles16.1 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 11 miles17.6 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 12.5 miles20.2 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 16 miles25.8 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 19.8 miles31.9 km