Bacton
Ward in North Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.842, 1.464 |
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| OS grid ref: | TG 33 32 |
| Dialling code: | 01692 (North Walsham) |
Bacton is an electoral ward on the coast of North Norfolk in Norfolk, facing the North Sea. It combines a small coastal village with surrounding farmland and scattered hamlets, and the shoreline is notable for its sandy beaches, dunes and sea defences that attract walkers and birdwatchers via the Norfolk Coast Path.
The ward’s most striking economic landmark is the gas terminal at Bacton, a national energy hub that links to continental supplies (including the Balgzand–Bacton pipeline from the Netherlands) and provides local jobs alongside tourism and agriculture. Local life has a quietly coastal character: a mix of long-standing parish communities, holiday accommodation, conservation-minded residents dealing with coastal erosion, and a modest historic and maritime heritage centred on the village.
Postcode districts covering Bacton
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 15.9 miles
- Great Yarmouth 19.7 miles
- North Walsham 3.5 miles
- Bradwell 20.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bacton Built-up area 1 mile
- Paston Built-up area 1 mile
- Witton Parish 1.1 miles
- Walcott Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Knapton Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Honing Parish 2.6 miles
- North Walsham East Ward 2.8 miles
- Mundesley Built-up area 3 miles
- East Ruston Parish 3 miles
- Trunch Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Happisburgh Built-up area 3.2 miles
- North Walsham Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Bacton
NR12 0NN, NR12 0LL, NR28 9TF, NR12 0NL, NR12 0AQ, NR28 9UH, NR28 9NY, NR12 0LU, NR12 0JB … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 13.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 84 miles
- North Walsham Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Gunton Railway Station 5.1 miles
Hotels near Bacton Ad
- The Cliff Top Inn Hotel 3 1 mile
- The Ship Inn 4 2.6 miles
- Royal Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- Beechwood Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- Wayford Bridge Inn Hotel 3 5 miles
- The Kings Arms 2 3.6 miles
- The White Horse 4 7.2 miles
- Cromer Country Club 4 8.4 miles
- The Rising Sun 8.8 miles
- Black Boys Hotel 9.4 miles
Schools in Bacton
- Bacton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 3.1 miles
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 3.2 miles
- Cart Gap Beach 4.3 miles
- Gunton Estate 5.5 miles
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.1 miles
- Blickling Hall Historic site 9.9 miles
- Sheringham Beach Beach 12.7 miles
- Plumstead Hall Estate 13.4 miles
- Hemsby Beach Beach 14.5 miles
- Weybourne Beach Beach 15.4 miles
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16 miles
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 16.3 miles