Colney
Parish in South Norfolk, Norfolk, England
| Coordinates: | 52.621, 1.216 |
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| OS grid ref: | TG 17 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01603 (Norwich) |
Colney is a small civil parish on the southern fringe of Norwich in South Norfolk, Norfolk, England. It sits where the city’s suburban edge meets open countryside, so you get a mix of farms, riverside meadows and the odd ribbon of development rather than a conventional village centre. The setting is quietly attractive, with footpaths and lanes linking it to the wider Green Belt around Norwich.
What makes Colney notable today is the strong presence of research, education and healthcare on its margins: parts of the Norwich Research Park and the nearby University of East Anglia campus, together with health and science facilities, are important local employers and shape the character of the area. There are also hints of history in the landscape and a small local community that balances rural life with ready access to city amenities.
Postcode districts covering Colney
Most populated places nearby
- Norwich 3 miles4.8 km
- Lowestoft 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Great Yarmouth 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Thetford 24.2 miles39 km
- Beccles 18.9 miles30.3 km
- North Walsham 15.5 miles25 km
- Diss 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Attleborough 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Bradwell 20.5 miles33 km
Neighbouring places
- Colney Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Little Melton Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Bowthorpe Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Cringleford Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- University Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bawburgh Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- New Costessey Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Hethersett Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Eaton Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Wensum Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Nelson Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Keswick and Intwood Parish 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Colney
NR4 7UX, NR4 7TY, NR4 7UB, NR4 7UP, NR4 7TT, NR4 7UH, NR4 7UG, NR4 7TD, NR4 7UZ … See all
Transport links
- Norwich International Airport 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Stansted Airport 65.6 miles105.6 km
- Norwich Railway Station 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Wymondham Railway Station 5.6 miles9 km
Hotels near Colney Ad
- The Assembly House 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Park Farm Hotel & Leisure 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- George Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Best Western Annesley House Hotel 3 3 miles4.8 km
- The Maids Head Hotel 4 3.6 miles5.7 km
- St Giles House Hotel 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Holiday Inn Norwich City 4 4 miles6.4 km
- The Georgian Townhouse 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Holiday Inn Norwich 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Norwich 3 3 miles4.9 km
Local points of interest
- Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts Museum 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Chapelfield Centre Shopping centre 3.1 miles5 km
- Carrow Road Stadium 3.9 miles6.3 km
- RSPB Surlingham Church Marsh Nature reserve 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Plumstead Hall Estate 8.7 miles13.9 km
- Mid-Yare National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Blickling Hall Historic site 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Snetterton Heath Estate 14.9 miles24 km
- Saham Wood Forest 16 miles25.8 km
- Gunton Estate 16.6 miles26.6 km
- Wayland Wood Forest 16.8 miles27 km
- Hickling Broad National Nature Reserve Nature reserve 17.5 miles28.1 km