North Elmham
North Elmham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.
It covers an area of 7.41 sq mi (19.2 km2) and is located about 5 mi (8.0 km) north of East Dereham, on the west bank of the River Wensum. Including Gateley and Broom Green, the civil parish had a population of 1,428 in 624 households at the 2001 census; this increased slightly to 1,433 at the 2011 census.
Worth seeing
North Elmham Cathedral. The ruined cathedral/chapel in North Elmham was the county cathedral of Norfolk from 672 to 1072. Free. County School Station. Open all the time. This old railway station closed in 1964 but is a great place to walk and have a picnic. The station is in very good condition and is a picturesque area. Free.
Things to do
Go for a walk beside the disused railway and see the swans.
Where to eat
The King's Head pub The Teapost tearoom is also a post office
Getting around North Elmham the local way
- Get inThere are no passenger ferry terminals in Norfolk.
- Get inGreater Anglia, Stena Line and Nederlandse Spoorwegen run a "Rail and Sail to Holland" deal, which includes travel to any Greater Anglia station from Harwich International Port, following the ferry trip from Hook of Holland.
From Wikivoyage: Norfolk (England), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-07.
Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Norfolks disused railways (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.