Oxborough is a small rural parish in the district of Breckland in Norfolk, England, set within the characteristic Breckland landscape of mixed arable fields and patches of heath close to the Suffolk border. The community is compact and chiefly agricultural, with a modest local economy supplemented by visitors drawn to its historic sites and peaceful lanes.
The parish’s best-known landmark is Oxburgh Hall, a moated late‑15th‑century house long associated with the Bedingfeld family and now looked after by the National Trust; its Tudor architecture, historic interiors and connections with recusant Catholic history give the place a strong sense of character. A medieval parish church sits nearby, and the curious spelling difference between the village (Oxborough) and the hall adds a little local trivia to this quiet corner of Norfolk.
Postcode districts covering Oxborough
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Wisbech 17.7 miles28.4 km
- Thetford 14 miles22.5 km
- March 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Newmarket 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Ely 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Mildenhall 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Downham Market 8 miles12.9 km
- Attleborough 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Chatteris 23.6 miles38 km
Neighbouring places
- Gooderstone Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Whittington Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Barton Bendish Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Foulden Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Stoke Ferry Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Boughton Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Wissey Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bedingfeld Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Northwold Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Beachamwell Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Wretton Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Brookville Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Oxborough
PE33 9GL, PE33 9PX, PE37 8BL, PE33 9PT, PE33 9XA, PE33 9PU, PE33 9PS, PE33 9QH, PE33 9QD … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 30.6 miles49.3 km
- Stansted Airport 50.4 miles81.2 km
- Downham Market Railway Station 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Brandon Railway Station 9.4 miles15.2 km
Hotels near Oxborough Ad
- The Pig Shed Motel 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Crown Hotel 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Red Lion 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Best Western the George Hotel, Swaffham 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
Local points of interest
- Lynford Hall Estate 6.8 miles11 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Saham Wood Forest 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 11.4 miles18.4 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 15 miles24.2 km
- Sandringham House Estate 17 miles27.4 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Ouse Washes Nature reserve 18.8 miles30.3 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 19.2 miles30.9 km