Lincoln is an electoral ward in the district of Breckland in Norfolk, England, set within the distinctive Brecks landscape of sandy soils, heath and arable farmland. The ward tends to feel rural in character, with small villages, parish churches and scattered listed buildings reflecting centuries of agricultural settlement and occasional pockets of pine and birch woodland associated with nearby Thetford Forest.
Locally the economy is rooted in farming and small enterprises, with many residents commuting to larger market towns or to Norwich for work; community life often revolves around village halls, local clubs and annual events that keep a strong sense of place despite pressures from development and changing rural demographics. Conservation of heathland and historic buildings is a recurring local concern, balancing heritage with modern needs.
Postcode districts covering Lincoln
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 15.5 miles
- King's Lynn 21.4 miles
- Thetford 21.3 miles
- North Walsham 21 miles
- Downham Market 23.9 miles
- Diss 24 miles
- Attleborough 14 miles
Neighbouring places
- Gressenhall Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Beetley Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Hoe Parish 1.3 miles
- Dereham Withburga Ward 1.4 miles
- Longham Built-up area 2 miles
- Dereham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Dereham Neatherd Ward 2.5 miles
- Swanton Morley Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Dereham Toftwood Ward 2.9 miles
- Scarning Parish 3 miles
- North Elmham Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Wendling Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Lincoln
NR20 4NX, NR19 2NE, NR20 4HF, NR20 4PZ, NR19 2RJ, NR20 4FH, NR20 4EZ, NR20 4TS, NR19 2LR … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 15.2 miles
- Stansted Airport 63.7 miles
- Dereham Railway Station 2.1 miles
- North Elmham Railway Station 2.9 miles
Hotels near Lincoln Ad
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 3.8 miles
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- The George Hotel, Dereham 1.7 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 9 miles
- The Dial House 8.8 miles
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 8.3 miles
Schools in Lincoln
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley Primary
- Swanton Morley VC Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Saham Wood Forest 8 miles
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 8.6 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 11.4 miles
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 14.3 miles
- Blickling Hall Historic site 14.9 miles
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 16.3 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 16.5 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 16.6 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 17.2 miles
- The Bink Hill 18.2 miles
- Wells Harbour Harbour 18.3 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 18.6 miles