Rougham is a small village and civil parish in the district of Breckland in Norfolk, set within the distinctive sandy, gorse-and-pine landscape of the Brecks. It retains a rural character of mixed arable farmland, pine copses and winding lanes, with a compact historic core centred on a parish church and a handful of listed flint and brick buildings that hint at a long agricultural past.
Local life is shaped by farming and a close-knit community, with residents relying on nearby market towns for many services while walkers and cyclists enjoy the surrounding trails and woodland such as Thetford Forest. The parish’s quiet lanes, traditional buildings and seasonal events attract people interested in rural Norfolk history and countryside living.
Postcode districts covering Rougham
Most populated places nearby
- King's Lynn 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Wisbech 23.1 miles37.1 km
- Thetford 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Downham Market 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Attleborough 21.4 miles34.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Weasenham All Saints Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Great Massingham Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Weasenham St. Peter Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Lexham Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- West Raynham Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Newton by Castle Acre Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Wellingham Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Castle Acre Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Little Massingham Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Harpley Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Massingham with Castle Acre Ward 3.6 miles5.7 km
- West Acre Parish 3.6 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Rougham
PE32 2SG, PE32 2SE, PE32 2SD, PE32 2SQ, PE32 2SJ, PE32 2SH, PE32 2SL, PE32 2FQ, PE32 2SF
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 25 miles40.3 km
- Stansted Airport 63.1 miles101.5 km
- County School Railway Station 10.5 miles16.8 km
- North Elmham Railway Station 10.6 miles17 km
Hotels near Rougham Ad
- The Pig Shed Motel 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- The Ffolkes Hotel 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Congham Hall Hotel & Spa 3 7.1 miles11.3 km
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Sculthorpe Mill 7.5 miles12 km
- Coach & Horses Dersingham 4 9.9 miles16 km
- Red Lion 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Kings Lynn Knights Hill Hotel & Spa 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Nest Farmhouse 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Best Western the George Hotel, Swaffham 3 7.2 miles11.6 km
Local points of interest
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Sandringham House Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Saham Wood Forest 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Wild Ken Hill Nature reserve 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Snettisham Beach Beach 13.3 miles21.5 km
- Stow Hall Gardens Gardens 15.1 miles24.2 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Holkham Meals Forest 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Wells Harbour Harbour 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 16.3 miles26.3 km
- The Bink Hill 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 19 miles30.6 km