Yaxham is a small village and civil parish in the district of Breckland in the county of Norfolk, England, lying just south‑west of Dereham in the mid‑Norfolk countryside. The village sits between arable fields and pockets of fen and wetland - Yaxham Fen is a notable local nature reserve - giving a mix of rolling farmland and wildlife‑rich habitats; a medieval parish church and several traditional timber‑framed cottages hint at its long rural history.
Community life in Yaxham remains centred on local gatherings and a small cluster of services, while the local economy is still largely agricultural with a steady flow of commuters to nearby Dereham and Norwich. The presence of a stop on the heritage Mid‑Norfolk Railway brings occasional tourism and railway‑enthusiast visitors, helping keep village activity lively without upsetting its quiet, rural character.
Postcode districts covering Yaxham
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 13.2 miles21.2 km
- King's Lynn 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Thetford 18.9 miles30.4 km
- North Walsham 21.1 miles33.9 km
- Downham Market 24.9 miles40 km
- Diss 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Attleborough 10.2 miles16.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Whinburgh and Westfield Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Clint Green Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Dereham Toftwood Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Dereham Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Dereham Neatherd Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Garvestone Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Garvestone, Reymerston and Thuxton Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Letton Green Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Dereham Withburga Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Mattishall Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Shipdham-with-Scarning Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Scarning Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Yaxham
NR19 1FR, NR19 1RR, NR19 1RP, NR19 1RB, NR19 1QZ, NR19 1RJ, NR19 1RW, NR19 1RD, NR19 1RL … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Stansted Airport 61.5 miles99 km
- Yaxham Railway Station 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Dereham Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
Hotels near Yaxham Ad
- The White Hart Hotel 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Greenbanks Hotel 4 5.4 miles8.8 km
- The George Hotel, Dereham 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Barnham Broom Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- The Kings Head Hotel 3 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Park Farm Hotel & Leisure 4 9.3 miles15 km
- The Dial House 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Townhouse Hotel 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Watton by Verve 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Wensum Valley Hotel Golf & Country Club 3 9.4 miles15.2 km
Local points of interest
- Saham Wood Forest 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 12.4 miles20 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 13 miles21 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Lynford Hall Estate 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 15.5 miles25 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 15.8 miles25.4 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 18.9 miles30.5 km