Sparham is a small village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, set amid rolling arable countryside a few miles north‑west of Norwich. The local landscape is marked by Sparham Pools, a series of former gravel workings that have become a valued fishing and wildlife area and tie into the floodplain and meanders of the River Wensum.
The village keeps a quiet, rural character with older cottages and a historic parish church at its heart; agriculture remains important locally while a number of residents commute into nearby towns for work. Its small community life, scenic lakes and proximity to the Wensum make it a pleasant spot for birdwatching, angling and low‑key village events.
Postcode districts covering Sparham
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 11 miles17.8 km
- North Walsham 15 miles24.1 km
- Diss 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Attleborough 15.3 miles24.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Lyng Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Bawdeswell Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Elsing Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Great Witchingham Parish 1.8 miles3 km
- Bylaugh Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Lenwade Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Foxley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Weston Longville Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Upper Wensum Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Morton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Reepham Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Themelthorpe Parish 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Sparham
NR9 5PY, NR9 5PT, NR9 5PS, NR9 5AQ, NR9 5PR, NR9 5PN, NR9 5PU, NR20 4SA, NR9 5QT … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Stansted Airport 68.1 miles109.6 km
- Whitwell and Reepham Railway Station 3.4 miles5.4 km
- North Elmham Railway Station 4.7 miles7.5 km
Hotels near Sparham Ad
- The Dial House 3 miles4.9 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Plough Inn 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 9.8 miles15.8 km
- The George Hotel, Dereham 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Wensum Valley Hotel Golf & Country Club 3 6 miles9.6 km
- Black Boys Hotel 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Holiday Inn Norwich North 4 9.9 miles16 km
Local points of interest
- Blickling Hall Historic site 9 miles14.6 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 10.6 miles17 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 10.7 miles17.1 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 12 miles19.3 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Saham Wood Forest 13 miles20.9 km
- Gunton Estate 14 miles22.6 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Sheringham Beach Beach 16.1 miles25.9 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 16.6 miles26.7 km