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 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 15.5 miles
- Thetford 10.2 miles
- Stowmarket 15.2 miles
- Mildenhall 21.2 miles
- Beccles 24.5 miles
- Diss 5.4 miles
- Attleborough 7.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Guiltcross Ward 0.1 miles
- North Lopham Built-up area 0.2 miles
- South Lopham Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Garboldisham Built-up area 2 miles
- Kenninghall Built-up area 2 miles
- Blo' Norton Parish 2.2 miles
- Redgrave Built-up area 3 miles
- Bressingham Built-up area 3.1 miles
- East Harling Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Hopton Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Banham Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Hinderclay Built-up area 3.7 miles
Example postcodes in North Lopham
IP22 2NG, IP22 2LR, IP22 2LY, IP22 2LZ, IP22 2LT, IP22 2NH, IP22 2ND, IP22 2HR, IP22 2NQ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 22.3 miles
- Stansted Airport 48.2 miles
- Eccles Road Railway Station 4.5 miles
- Harling Road Railway Station 4.8 miles
Hotels near North Lopham Ad
- Breckland Lodge 6.3 miles
- The Oaksmere 4 7.5 miles
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 7.3 miles
- The Griffin Hotel 7.9 miles
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 5.2 miles
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 miles
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 3.1 miles
- Snetterton Heath Estate 4.3 miles
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 7 miles
- Shepherds Grove Forest 7.7 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 12 miles
- Elveden Hall Estate 13.2 miles
- Lynford Hall Estate 15.1 miles
- Saham Wood Forest 15.1 miles
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 16.4 miles
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 18 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 19.4 miles