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 miles
- North Walsham 15 miles
- Diss 24.6 miles
- Attleborough 15.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lyng Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Bawdeswell Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Elsing Parish 1.7 miles
- Great Witchingham Parish 1.8 miles
- Bylaugh Parish 2 miles
- Lenwade Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Foxley Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Weston Longville Parish 2.9 miles
- Upper Wensum Ward 3 miles
- Morton Built-up area 3 miles
- Reepham Built-up area 3 miles
- Themelthorpe Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Sparham
NR9 5PP, NR9 5QY, NR9 5QT, NR9 5QU, NR9 5PJ, NR20 4SA, NR9 5QX, NR9 5PS, NR9 5QB … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 10.1 miles
- Stansted Airport 68.1 miles
- Whitwell and Reepham Railway Station 3.4 miles
- North Elmham Railway Station 4.7 miles
Hotels near Sparham Ad
- The Kings Head Hotel 5.2 miles
- The Dial House 3 miles
- Host & Stay | Mill House 4.4 miles
- The Longham White Horse 4 8.2 miles
- Barnham Broom Hotel Golf and Spa 4 6.6 miles
- Black Boys Hotel 9.1 miles
- Buckinghamshire Arms 9 miles
- Wensum Valley Hotel Golf and Country Club 3 6 miles
- The Plough Inn 4 8.6 miles
- The Marsham Arms Inn 4 6.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Blickling Hall Historic site 9 miles
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 10.6 miles
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 10.7 miles
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 12 miles
- Carrow Road Stadium 12.9 miles
- Saham Wood Forest 13 miles
- Gunton Estate 14 miles
- Weybourne Beach Beach 15.4 miles
- Wayland Wood Forest 15.8 miles
- Plumstead Hall Estate 15.9 miles
- Sheringham Beach Beach 16.1 miles
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 16.6 miles