Swanton Morley is a compact village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, set among rolling arable countryside a few miles from Dereham and within easy reach of Norwich. Its centre retains a rural character with a medieval parish church, pockets of historic housing and the feel of a traditional Norfolk village surrounded by farmland.
The village is notable for the nearby RAF Swanton Morley airfield, which gave the community a significant wartime and post-war presence and still shapes local memory and occasional events. Today the local economy is a mix of agriculture, small businesses and commuting, supported by an active community life - village hall, pubs, sports clubs and regular local fetes that keep a strong social spirit.
Postcode districts covering Swanton Morley
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 13.3 miles21.4 km
- King's Lynn 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Thetford 23 miles36.9 km
- North Walsham 18.3 miles29.5 km
- Diss 24 miles38.6 km
- Attleborough 14.2 miles22.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Swanton Morley Built-up area 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Upper Wensum Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Bylaugh Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Hoe Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Billingford Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Elsing Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Beetley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Dereham Neatherd Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bawdeswell Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Lincoln Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- North Tuddenham Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- North Elmham Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Swanton Morley
NR20 4PN, NR20 4FU, NR20 4TF, NR20 4NT, NR20 4TT, NR20 4TS, NR20 4FR, NR20 4LT, NR20 4PJ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Stansted Airport 65.6 miles105.5 km
- North Elmham Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Dereham Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Swanton Morley Ad
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The George Hotel, Dereham 3 miles4.8 km
- The Dial House 6.2 miles9.9 km
- The White Hart Hotel 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 6.8 miles11 km
- Wensum Valley Hotel Golf & Country Club 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
Schools in Swanton Morley
- Swanton Morley VC Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Saham Wood Forest 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 15 miles24.2 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Gunton Estate 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 17.4 miles28 km
- The Bink Hill 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Blakeney Harbour Harbour 18.3 miles29.4 km