Towns & cities · East of England
Great Cressingham
Great Cressingham — village in Norfolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Great Cressingham is located in Norfolk, with the postcode IP25. Entry to the town is free. There is no nearest railway station mentioned, so it may be advisable to check local transport options.
About
Great Cressingham is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 10 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 279 people. Address: IP25. Wikidata describes it as: "village in Norfolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.5656°, 0.7645°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Forest SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Farmland SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Great Cressingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Great Cressingham is located 6 miles (10 km) south of Swaffham and 24 miles (39 km) west of Norwich.
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Background
History
Great Cressingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the larger settlement of Cressa's people. In the Domesday Book of 1086, Great Cressingham is listed as a settlement of 49 households in the hundred of South Greenhoe. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Count Alan of Brittany, William d'Ecouis, Bishop of Thetford and Ralph de Tosny. Priory Farm is the former site of a Fifteenth Century manor house which was owned by the Priory of Norwich. A school was founded in Great Cressingham in 1840, it was closed in 1992. After its closure, the school was bought by Tom & Sally North who restored the school to its Victorian state and keep it…
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- Coordinates
- 52.5656, 0.7645
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Parish
- Little Cressingham
- Postcode
- IP25
- Parliamentary constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Population
- 279
- Official site
- www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q378220 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Great Cressingham (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Marys church in Great Cressingham (geograph 2107771).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Little Cressingham Wind & Water Mill
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Woodcock Hall
Archaeological sites · 1.7 km
Great Cressingham War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 2.9 km
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Great Cressingham Village Sign
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Saham-Toney Village Sign
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Saham Mere
Lakes · 3.4 km
The Water Meadows
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Merton Village Sign
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Great Cressingham is a village in Norfolk, located in the East of England, with a population of 279. Our guide lists nearby attractions within reach.
At a glance
- Population
- 279
- Administrative county
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
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Things to see in Great Cressingham
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Little Cressingham Wind & Water Mill
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Saint Margaret's Chapel
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Great Cressingham War Memorial
Great Cressingham War Memorial — Grade II listed building-listed memorial in england-east, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East of England
Hilborough War Memorial
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Great Cressingham Village Sign
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📷 3Watermills · East of England
Little Cressingham Wind & Water Mill
Little Cressingham Wind & Water Mill is a watermill in the United Kingdom.
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Threxton, All Saints
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Woodcock Hall
Woodcock Hall — a archaeological in england-east, United Kingdom.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · East of England
Great Cressingham War Memorial
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Places to stay
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📷 5Places to eat & drink
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Cressingham?
- Great Cressingham is in Norfolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP25), in the parish of Little Cressingham.
- What is Great Cressingham?
- Great Cressingham — village in Norfolk, England, UK.
- How do I get to Great Cressingham?
- Drivers can use postcode IP25.
- Is Great Cressingham a protected site?
- Yes — Great Cressingham is part of the Breckland Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Breckland Farmland SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Great Cressingham free to visit?
- Yes, Great Cressingham is free to enter.
- How do I get to Great Cressingham?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP25. It sits within the South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.