The village and civil parish of North Lopham lies in the district of Breckland in Norfolk, England, close to the Suffolk border and a short drive from the market town of Diss. It’s a compact rural community set among arable fields and hedgerows typical of East Anglia, with a small village green, church and local amenities that reflect its village-scale social life.
Historically the settlement was associated with small-scale agriculture and a 19th-century flax and linen milling trade, and traces of that industrial past remain in former mill buildings and local field patterns. The area is notable for Lopham Fen, a nationally important fen and nature reserve on the Norfolk–Suffolk border supporting rare wetland habitats, and a strong local community centred on the village hall, annual events and neighbouring South Lopham, which gives the place a quiet but engaged rural character.
Postcode districts covering North Lopham
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Thetford 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Stowmarket 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Mildenhall 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Beccles 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Diss 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Attleborough 7.4 miles11.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Guiltcross Ward 0.1 miles0.2 km
- North Lopham Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- South Lopham Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Garboldisham Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Kenninghall Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Blo' Norton Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Redgrave Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Bressingham Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- East Harling Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Hopton Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Banham Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Hinderclay Built-up area 3.7 miles6 km
Example postcodes in North Lopham
IP22 2NE, IP22 2NL, IP22 2FG, IP22 2LT, IP22 2FH, IP22 2NN, IP22 2NQ, IP22 2NG, IP22 2NR … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 22.3 miles36 km
- Stansted Airport 48.2 miles77.5 km
- Eccles Road Railway Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Harling Road Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
Hotels near North Lopham Ad
- Breckland Lodge 6.3 miles10.1 km
- The Oaksmere 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Scole Hotel 7.5 miles12 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 7.3 miles11.7 km
- The Griffin Hotel 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 5.2 miles8.4 km
Schools in North Lopham
- St Andrew's C of E VA Primary School, Lopham Primary
Local points of interest
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 4.3 miles7 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 7 miles11.3 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 12 miles19.3 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Saham Wood Forest 15.1 miles24.3 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 18 miles29 km
- Ickworth House Estate 19.4 miles31.3 km