The village and civil parish of Cawston sits in the district of Broadland in Norfolk, England, set among gently rolling arable countryside and within easy reach of Norwich and the North Norfolk coast. Its rural setting gives a strong sense of place without being isolated from larger towns and transport links.
Cawston has long-standing roots, with a historic parish church and surviving older buildings that hint at a medieval past, while the local economy remains dominated by farming alongside small businesses and commuters to nearby towns. Community life is sustained by a village hall, school and informal groups and events, so it combines a quiet agricultural character with an active local social scene.
Postcode districts covering Cawston
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 10 miles16 km
- North Walsham 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Attleborough 19.4 miles31.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Cawston Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Brandiston Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Booton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Salle Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Heydon Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Oulton Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Marsham Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Reepham Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Aylsham Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Little Witchingham Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Haveringland Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Eynesford Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Cawston
NR10 4PL, NR10 4AW, NR10 4BE, NR10 4BL, NR10 4AQ, NR10 4ET, NR10 4HS, NR11 6QY, NR10 4HX … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Stansted Airport 73.3 miles118 km
- Whitwell and Reepham Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
- North Walsham Railway Station 8.9 miles14.3 km
Hotels near Cawston Ad
- The Plough Inn 4 3 miles4.9 km
- The Dial House 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Black Boys Hotel 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Beechwood Hotel 4 9 miles14.4 km
- Rooms at Number 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Wensum Valley Hotel Golf & Country Club 3 6 miles9.6 km
- Holiday Inn Norwich North 4 8.2 miles13.1 km
- The Feathers Holt 10 miles16 km
- Old Rectory Hotel, Crostwick 3 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Norfolk Mead 8.1 miles13.1 km
Schools in Cawston
- Cawston C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Blickling Hall Historic site 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Gunton Estate 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Sheringham Beach Beach 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 13 miles20.9 km
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Fakenham Racecourse Recreation 14.2 miles22.8 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 14.6 miles23.5 km