Stow Bedon is a small, quietly rural village in the Breckland district of Norfolk, set in the characteristic sandy soils and open arable countryside of the Breckland landscape. The settlement is made up of farmsteads and cottages along quiet lanes, offering a peaceful base with the market towns and regional centres such as Thetford and Norwich within reasonable reach for shops and services.
With medieval roots, the village has long-standing links with neighbouring Breckles, and today forms a single local community with a small population, an historic flint church and a life still largely shaped by farming, small local businesses and commuting. The Breckland environment around it is notable for its distinctive flora and fauna, making the area popular with walkers and naturalists as well as those seeking a traditional Norfolk village atmosphere.
Postcode districts covering Stow Bedon
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 20 miles32.2 km
- Thetford 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Stowmarket 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Mildenhall 20 miles32.2 km
- Downham Market 21.9 miles35.3 km
- Diss 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Attleborough 5.7 miles9.2 km
Neighbouring places
- All Saints & Wayland Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Caston Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Great Hockham Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hockham Parish 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Shropham Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Rockland All Saints Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Rocklands Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Thompson Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Griston Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Merton Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Little Ellingham Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Scoulton Parish 3.7 miles5.9 km
Example postcodes in Stow Bedon
NR17 1DR, NR17 1EP, NR17 1ER, NR17 1BZ, NR17 1GB, NR17 1ES, NR17 1BX, NR17 1EU, NR17 1EL … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 19.9 miles32 km
- Stansted Airport 51.9 miles83.5 km
- Harling Road Railway Station 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Eccles Road Railway Station 5.1 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Stow Bedon Ad
- The White Hart Hotel 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Breckland Lodge 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Watton by Verve 4.5 miles7.2 km
- The Crown Hotel 9.5 miles15.3 km
- The Griffin Hotel 5.7 miles9.2 km
Local points of interest
- Wayland Wood Forest 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Saham Wood Forest 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 5.9 miles9.6 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 12 miles19.3 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 12.8 miles20.5 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 16.3 miles26.2 km
- West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village Historic site 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 18.5 miles29.8 km