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 miles25.5 km
- Great Yarmouth 19.7 miles31.7 km
- North Walsham 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Bradwell 20.6 miles33.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Bacton Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Paston Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Witton Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Walcott Built-up area 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Knapton Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Honing Parish 2.6 miles4.3 km
- North Walsham East Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Mundesley Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- East Ruston Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Trunch Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Happisburgh Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- North Walsham Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Bacton
NR28 9UD, NR12 0NB, NR28 9QQ, NR28 9AD, NR28 9NS, NR28 9UE, NR12 0HG, NR28 9SL, NR28 9SU … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 13.8 miles22.1 km
- Stansted Airport 84 miles135.2 km
- North Walsham Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Gunton Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
Hotels near Bacton Ad
- Beechwood Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.9 km
- The Cliff Top Inn Hotel 1 mile1.7 km
- Rooms at Number 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Royal Hotel 4 2.5 miles4 km
- The Kings Arms 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Wayford Bridge Inn 3 5 miles8 km
- Virginia Court Hotel 3 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Sea Marge Hotel 4 7.2 miles11.5 km
- The Grove Cromer 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
- The Plough Inn 4 10 miles16.1 km
Schools in Bacton
- Bacton Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 3.1 miles5 km
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Cart Gap Beach 4.3 miles7 km
- Gunton Estate 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Sheringham Beach Beach 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Hemsby Beach Beach 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Weybourne Beach Beach 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 16 miles25.7 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 16.3 miles26.3 km