Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley
Parish in South Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.593, 1.306 |
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| OS grid ref: | TG 24 04 |
| Dialling code: | 01603 (Norwich) |
The small communities of Caistor St Edmund and Bixley lie a few miles south‑east of Norwich in South Norfolk, tucked into rolling arable countryside and winding lanes. The most distinctive feature is the Roman town of Venta Icenorum at Caistor, where earthworks and finds sit alongside the medieval church, giving a strong sense of deep history in an otherwise quiet rural setting.
Today the area is largely agricultural, with scattered cottages and farmsteads and a mixed population of long‑standing rural families and commuters to Norwich. It attracts walkers and history enthusiasts keen to explore the Roman remains, and local life centres on the landscape, heritage and small‑scale community activities rather than commerce or industry.
Postcode districts covering Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 3.6 miles5.7 km
- Lowestoft 19.3 miles31 km
- Great Yarmouth 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Beccles 14.7 miles23.6 km
- North Walsham 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Diss 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Attleborough 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Bradwell 16.5 miles26.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse Ward 1 mile1.5 km
- Lakenham Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Trowse Newton Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Trowse with Newton Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stoke Holy Cross Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Poringland Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Town Close Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Eaton Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Keswick and Intwood Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Framingham Earl Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Framingham Pigot Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Thorpe Hamlet Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley
NR14 8QZ, NR14 8RD, NR14 8RH, NR14 8RX, NR14 8QW, NR14 8QN, NR14 8QT, NR14 8RU, NR14 8SQ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Stansted Airport 66.7 miles107.3 km
- Norwich Railway Station 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Brundall Gardens Railway Station 5.2 miles8.3 km
Hotels near Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley Ad
- The Assembly House 2.5 miles4 km
- Best Western Annesley House Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.4 km
- George Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Holiday Inn Norwich City 4 2.1 miles3.3 km
- The Maids Head Hotel 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Holiday Inn Norwich 4 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St Giles House Hotel 4 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Dunston Hall Hotel, Spa & Golf Resort 4 1.6 miles2.6 km
- The Georgian Townhouse 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Park Farm Hotel & Leisure 4 6.3 miles10.1 km
Local points of interest
- Carrow Road Stadium 2 miles3.3 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 3.6 miles5.7 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 4.1 miles6.7 km
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 6 miles9.6 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 15.4 miles24.7 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 16.7 miles26.8 km
- Saint Mary's Church, East Ruston (Redundant) Historic site 16.8 miles27.1 km
- East Ruston Old Vicarage Gardens 17 miles27.3 km
- Bressingham Steam and Gardens Gardens 17.8 miles28.6 km