Ickburgh is a small, rural village and civil parish in the district of Breckland, in the county of Norfolk in England. It sits within the distinctive Breckland landscape of sandy soils, mixed arable farmland and pockets of heath, giving the area a quietly windswept character and long views across low countryside rather than an urban feel.
Historically the settlement is compact and traditionally agricultural, and it still retains several older buildings and a village atmosphere marked by a close‑knit community rather than commercial bustle. Local life tends to revolve around farming, country pursuits and nearby market towns for services, with occasional village events and a sense of continuity with the area’s rural past.
Postcode districts covering Ickburgh
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 18.9 miles30.4 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 20 miles32.3 km
- Wisbech 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Thetford 8.8 miles14.2 km
- March 24.6 miles39.7 km
- Newmarket 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Ely 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Mildenhall 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Downham Market 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Diss 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Attleborough 14.5 miles23.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Ickburgh Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Stanford Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Mundford Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Didlington Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Hilborough Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Cranwich Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bedingfeld Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Foulden Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Lynford Parish 3.7 miles6 km
- Northwold Built-up area 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Great Cressingham Parish 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Gooderstone Built-up area 4.7 miles7.6 km
Example postcodes in Ickburgh
IP26 5JE, IP26 5DA, IP26 5JB, IP26 5JX, IP26 5HX, IP26 5BY, IP26 5JY, IP26 5JA, IP26 5JG … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 27.3 miles43.9 km
- Stansted Airport 48.7 miles78.3 km
- Brandon Railway Station 6 miles9.7 km
- Lakenheath Railway Station 8.5 miles13.6 km
Hotels near Ickburgh Ad
- The Crown Hotel 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Watton by Verve 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Red Lion 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Best Western the George Hotel, Swaffham 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
Local points of interest
- Lynford Hall Estate 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Saham Wood Forest 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 13.3 miles21.3 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 15.6 miles25.2 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 17.9 miles28.8 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 19.2 miles30.9 km