Bressingham & Burston
Ward in South Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.429, 1.099 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TM 10 85 |
| Dialling code: | 01379 (Diss) |
Bressingham and Burston sit in the gently rolling arable countryside of South Norfolk, Norfolk, England, a largely rural ward of small villages, hedged lanes and brick cottages that feels quintessentially East Anglian. The area punches above its weight for visitors thanks to the long‑established Bressingham Steam Museum and gardens, born out of Alan Bloom’s horticultural enterprise, while local agriculture and small businesses sustain village life and feed a modest tourism trade from nearby towns such as Diss.
Burston is best known for the historic Burston Strike School, a landmark of social history created during the long school strike of 1914–1939 and still commemorated by annual events and a strong local memory of community activism. Today the ward combines that proud social heritage with village halls, pubs and community groups that keep an active cultural calendar, giving a close‑knit rural character despite its proximity to larger centres.
Postcode districts covering Bressingham & Burston
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 20 miles32.1 km
- Thetford 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Stowmarket 17.3 miles27.9 km
- Beccles 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Woodbridge 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Diss 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Attleborough 6.7 miles10.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Winfarthing Parish 0.6 miles1 km
- Heywood Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Shelfanger Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Tibenham Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Burston Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Gissing Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Burston and Shimpling Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Snow Street Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Bressingham Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
- Banham Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- New Buckenham Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Diss & Roydon Ward 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Bressingham & Burston
IP21 4UB, IP22 5UB, IP22 2AP, NR15 2EJ, IP22 5UD, IP21 4UH, IP22 5UP, IP22 2LE, IP22 2AD … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 18.7 miles30.2 km
- Stansted Airport 52.5 miles84.4 km
- Diss Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Eccles Road Railway Station 6.1 miles9.9 km
Hotels near Bressingham & Burston Ad
- The Oaksmere 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Breckland Lodge 6.8 miles10.9 km
- The Scole Hotel 5 miles8 km
- Best Western Brome Grange 3 6 miles9.6 km
- The Griffin Hotel 7.1 miles11.3 km
- Townhouse Hotel 9.8 miles15.8 km
- The Park Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Swan Hotel 3 8.7 miles13.9 km
Schools in Bressingham & Burston
- All Saints C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing Primary
- Bressingham Primary School Primary
- Burston Community Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Redgrave and Lopham Fen Nature reserve 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Brettenham Heath National Nature Preserve Nature reserve 11.2 miles18 km
- Shepherds Grove Forest 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 14 miles22.5 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 15.8 miles25.4 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 16 miles25.8 km
- Saham Wood Forest 16.3 miles26.3 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Elveden Hall Estate 17.9 miles28.8 km