Tatterford

The River Tat is a short river in the County of Norfolk, England. It is an important headwater for the River Wensum of which it is a tributary. Its source is on Syderstone Common, just north of the village of Tattersett. The marshes and pools of Syderstone Common that provide the headwaters for the river are a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) and are the home of a viable colony of the rare Natterjack Toad.

Dunton is a village and civil parish in the North Norfolk district, of the English county of Norfolk. Dunton is located about 3.1 miles (5.0 km) west of Fakenham and 25 miles (40 km) north-west of Norwich.

Coxford Priory or Broomsthorpe Priory was a monastic house in Norfolk, England. An Augustinian Canons Regular establishment, initially founded around 1140 at the church of St Mary, East Rudham by William Cheney, the community was transferred to a new site at Coxford c.1216. The building there was constructed of flint with stone dressings and is now a grade II* listed ruin. The priory was dissolved in 1536.

Sculthorpe Training Area, previously Royal Air Force Sculthorpe / (RAF Sculthorpe), is a military training site administered by the Defence Training Estate, part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD). It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) west of Fakenham in the county of Norfolk in England. The training area occupies the larger part of the former RAF Sculthorpe, a military airbase used by RAF bombers in the later stages of the Second World War (1942–45), by United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) units from 1952 to 1962, and thereafter temporary visiting airmen and support crews of both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Air Force (USAF) until its closure as an active airfield on 2 October 1992 (1992-10-02). In 1997, the Ministry of Defence sold the technical, domestic and administrative site, but retained the airfield itself, including the runways, taxiways, dispersal areas and the adjacent dispersed secure weapon storage area.

Tattersett is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 11.38 square kilometres (4.39 square miles), and had a population of 902 in 390 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 962 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of North Norfolk. The village is on the north side of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The River Tat, a tributary of the River Wensum, rises close to the village.

Shereford is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dunton, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of the market town of Fakenham. It lies on the east bank of the River Wensum facing Dunton across the river. In 1931 the parish had a population of 97. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished to form Dunton. The villages name means 'Bright/clear ford'. Shereford St. Nicholas is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk.

Toftrees is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dunton, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. The hamlet is 2.3 miles south west of Fakenham, 27.3 miles north west of Norwich and 113 miles north north east of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village is situated on the north west side of the A1065 Fakenham to Swaffham road. In 1931 the parish had a population of 72.

Sculthorpe is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is some 4 km (2.5 mi) north-west of Fakenham and 5 km (3.1 mi) south-east of South Creake. The village's name means 'Skuli's outlying farm/settlement'. The civil parish has an area of 8.52 km2 (3.29 sq mi) and in 2001 had a population of 744 in 312 households, the population increasing to 751 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. The former water mill, about a mile south of the parish church, is now a pub and restaurant, but some of the workings remain visible. The large airfield of RAF Sculthorpe lies immediately to the west of the village. Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve lies to the south of the village in Turf Moor Road The Village also has a second pub called The Sculthorpe Aviator.

Beacon Hill, Colkirk, Norfolk is a high point, once the site of a beacon forming part of a chain from the North Norfolk Coast to London. The approximate location of the beacon is two kilometres to the west of the village of Colkirk, N52:48:15 E0:49:29.

Hempton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, along the course of the River Wensum. Hempton is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) south-west of Fakenham and 33.9 miles (54.6 km) north west of Norwich.

Hempton Priory was a medieval monastery at Hempton in Norfolk, England, variously referred to also as Fakenham or Damsend Priory. Of the buildings of the medieval institution very few surface remains can be seen, although substantial earthworks are evident and the foundations of a long building have been noted as incorporated into a later building.

Syderstone Common is a 43.7-hectare (108-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Fakenham in Norfolk, England. An area of 24-hectare (59-acre) is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. The common has heath and grassland areas in the valley of the River Tat. Pools on sand and gravel provide suitable habitats for five species of breeding amphibians, including the nationally rare natterjack toad. The site is open to the public.