Welcome to Yaxham

Yaxham is a small village located in the county of Norfolk, England. The village is situated approximately 2 miles south-west of the market town of Dereham. Yaxham is a peaceful and picturesque village that is surrounded by beautiful countryside. The village has a rich history that dates back to the Saxon period. The village is home to several historic buildings, including the St. Peter's Church, which dates back to the 14th century.

Yaxham is a popular destination for tourists who are looking to escape the hustle and bustle of city life. The village is known for its tranquil atmosphere and beautiful scenery. Visitors can take a stroll through the village and admire the historic buildings and beautiful gardens. The village is also home to several walking trails that offer stunning views of the surrounding countryside. Yaxham is a great place to relax and unwind, and it is the perfect destination for anyone who is looking for a peaceful retreat.

Yaxham is a close-knit community that is known for its friendly and welcoming residents. The village has a strong sense of community spirit, and there are several events and activities that take place throughout the year. The village is home to several local businesses, including a village shop, a pub, and a post office. The village also has a primary school, which is highly regarded for its excellent standards of education. Yaxham is a wonderful place to live, and it is the perfect destination for anyone who is looking for a friendly and welcoming community.

Local Weather

Light rain

Temp: 3.4°C

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Wind: 17 MPH

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Local Schools

School	Details
Yaxham Church Of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Voluntary Aided School Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mr Jennie Muller	Norwich Road Yaxham Dereham Norfolk NR19 1RU 01362692033 School Website
Toftwood Infant School Foundation School Ages:3-7 Head Teacher Mrs Joanna Pedlow	School Lane Toftwood East Dereham Dereham Norfolk NR19 1LS 01362692612 School Website
Fred Nicholson School Foundation Special School Ages:3-19 Head Teacher Mrs Jane Hayman	Westfield Road Dereham Norfolk NR19 1JB 01362693915 School Website
Dereham Toftwood Community Junior School Community School Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Joanna Pedlow	38 Westfield Road Dereham Norfolk NR19 1JB 01362694919 School Website
Dereham Neatherd High School Academy Converter Ages:11-18 Head Teacher Mr Jaime Mallett	Norwich Road Dereham Norfolk NR20 3AX 1362697981 School Website
Grove House Infant And Nursery School Academy Converter Ages:3-7 Head Teacher Mrs Sarah Charman	Gilpins Ride Littlefields Dereham Norfolk NR19 1BJ 1362694379 School Website
Dereham Church Of England Junior Academy Academy Sponsor Led Ages:7-11 Head Teacher Mr Kelly Scott	Gilpins Ride Littlefields Dereham Norfolk NR19 1BJ 01362693876 School Website
Dereham Church Of England Infant And Nursery School Voluntary Aided School Ages:3-7 Head Teacher Mrs Charlotte Whyte	St Withburga Lane Dereham Norfolk NR19 1ED 01362692727 School Website
King's Park Infant School, Dereham Academy Converter Ages:4-7 Head Teacher Mrs Sarah Charman	Kings Park Dereham Norfolk NR19 2AG 1362694077 School Website
Garvestone Community Primary School Academy Converter Ages:4-11 Head Teacher Mrs Michelle Farnan	Dereham Road Garvestone Norwich Norfolk NR9 4AD 1362850315 School Website

Local Train Stations

Train Station
Wymondham Station Approach, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0JZ 8.93 Miles

Spooner Row Station Road, Spooner Row, Norfolk, NR18 9AH 9.87 Miles

Attleborough Station Road, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2AS 10.00 Miles

Eccles Road Station Road, Eccles, Norfolk, NR16 2JG 12.72 Miles

Harling Road Harling Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR16 2QP 14.13 Miles

Local Taxis

Taxi
Breckland Taxis Ltd 01362 698000 Unit 7, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1SY 1.11 Miles
Mid Norfolk Taxis 01362 691193 29 Watersfield Way, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1SQ 1.46 Miles
Acab 01362 696683 29 William Way, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1TQ 1.56 Miles
Long Distance Travel 01362 693785 5 Moorgate Cottages, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1BD 1.69 Miles
Silver Taxis 01362 694749 9 Stockholm Way, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1XF 1.71 Miles
Mid Norfolk Taxis 01362 691193 11 Tebbutt Avenue, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1PN 1.79 Miles
Dereham Taxis 01362 696161 6 Church Street, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1DJ 2.02 Miles
1St Call Taxis Ltd 01362 695000 Parkhurst/Park Rd, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2BT 2.11 Miles
Breckland Taxis 0870 879 2608 16 Market Pl, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2AL 2.12 Miles
United Taxis 01362 691000 Quebec Street, East Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 2DN 2.16 Miles

Local Post Boxes

Post Box
Station Road (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
St Peters Close (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Norwich Road (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Boyd Avenue (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Yaxham Road (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Manor Farm (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Rashes Green (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
The Old Ship (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Toftwood Post Office Collection Today available until:17:00 Weekday Last Collection:17:00 Saturday Last Collection:11:15 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Tesco Yaxham Road Collection Today available until:17:15 Weekday Last Collection:17:15 Saturday Last Collection:12:00 Priority Mailbox: Special Mailbox:
Westfield (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
George Elliot Way (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hillcrest Ave (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Hillcrest Avenue (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00
Moorgate Road (D) Collection Today available until:09:00 Weekday Last Collection:09:00 Saturday Last Collection:07:00

Local GP Practices

GP Practice	Details
Toftwood Medical Centre 01362 691196	Toftwood Medical Centre 2 Chapel Lane, Toftwood Dereham Norfolk NR19 1LD
Orchard Surgery 01362 693029	Orchard Surgery Commercial Road East Dereham Norfolk NR19 1AE
Theatre Royal Surgery 01362 852800	Theatre Royal Surgery 27 Theatre Street Dereham Norfolk NR19 2EN
Mattishall Surgery 01362 850227	Mattishall Surgery 15 Dereham Rd, Mattishall East Dereham NR20 3QA
Swanton Morley Surgery - Covid Local Vaccination Service 2	Lincoln House Dereham Road Swanton Morley Dereham NR20 4LT

Local Stores

Toftwood
107 Shipdham Road
Toftwood
East Dereham
Norfolk
NR19 1AH
01362 692013
Store Website
1.20 miles

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SPAR Carbrooke
SPAR
4 Vulcan Place
Carbrooke
Thetford
IP25 6XU
01953 882013
Store Website
7.5 miles

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Local Vetinary Surgeries

The Grove Veterinary Clinic
Unit 16 Royston Way Hurn Road East Dereham Norfolk NR19 1WD 01362 696772 grove.enquiries@cvsvets.com 1.19 miles

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Dereham Vets
Shipoham Road Toftwood Dereham Norfolk NR19 1NP 07899 914309 tomhume@westovervets.co.uk 1.28 miles

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Community Pet Clinic
Yaxham Road East Dereham Norfolk NR19 1HB Dereham@jollyes.co.uk Website 1.54 miles


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Larwood &Amp; Kennedy Veterinary Surgeons
7 Wellington Road Dereham Norfolk NR19 2BP 01362 692508 admin.larwood@cvsvets.com Website 2.09 miles
Amenities
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The Mayers Veterinary Clinic
Quail Barn Rush Green Barnham Broom Norwich Norfolk NR9 4EA 01603 757739 cmayers@rvc.ac.uk 4.92 miles

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Wood Farm Vets
Youngmans Road Wymondham Norfolk NR18 0RR 01953 600837 office@woodfarmvets.co.uk Website 7.26 miles
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Local Dog Walks

Wensum Way And Sparham Pools
20 Lyng Rd Sparham Norwich NR9 5QY 6.16 miles From A1067 Travel Towards Lyng And Entrance Is On The Left Before You Go Over The Bridge To Enter Lyng Village. From Dereham Go All The Way Through Lyng Village And Over The Bridge, Entrance Is On The Right About 160 Meters.

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Ladybelt Country Park
A Woodland And Heathland Walk Not Too Far From The Centre Of Norwich. The Land Was Once Part Of The Ketteringham Hall Estate Owned By Sir John Boulieau, An Eminent Victorian Figure. Hethersett Rd Norwich Lancashire NR14 8HX 11.52 miles

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Earlham Park
Lovely Park On The Edge Of Uea Campus. Open Fields, The River And Woodlands To Explore. 2 The Gardens Norwich Lancashire NR4 7TQ 11.60 miles

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Mousehold Heath Norwich
A Truly Beautiful Place For A Dog Walk. There Are A Few Opened (Heath) Areas And A Lot Of Woods. There Are Easy Walks With Plenty Of Benches And There Are Steep Parts For The More Adventurous Pups And People. I Highly Recommend A Very Good, Detailed Map Of The Heath On Norwich City Council's Website; Please Type: "Mousehold Heath Earth Heritage Trail" . Plenty Of Car Park Around The Heath, All Free. 149 Mousehold Ave Norwich Lancashire NR3 4RX 14.67 miles Other Car Parks: There Is One (The Biggest Car Park) From Gilman Road (It'S A Quite Short Road) That Leads To The Heath. There Is A Car Park At Zak'S, Opposite Zaks And One Near &Quot;Pitch And Putt&Quot;.

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Blickling Estate (Woodgate Car Park)
This A Great Car Park To Start A Walk From. You Have A Number Of Routes To Go From. It Is A National Trust Estate And So Does Charge There But Is Free For Members. 63 Woodgate Blickling Norwich NR11 6PY 15.30 miles

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Blickling Estate
A Walk Around Part Of Blickling Park, Through Woods And Open Parkland. NR11 6NF 15.38 miles 1½ Miles North-West Of Aylsham On B1354, Signposted Off A140 Norwich.

Weather Forecast

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Temp	11.9°C	6.7°C	6.5°C	5.3°C	4.8°C	4.6°C	4.7°C	5.7°C	6.4°C	5.8°C	4.9°C	4.4°C
Feels Like	9.1°C	4.8°C	2.2°C	0.9°C	1°C	1.2°C	1.8°C	3.6°C	5°C	5°C	3.4°C	2.9°C

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Temp	3.9°C	3.9°C	3.4°C	2.5°C	1.6°C	2.2°C	4.3°C	5.9°C	6.1°C	5.3°C	3.5°C	3.3°C
Feels Like	2.8°C	2.2°C	0.7°C	-1.5°C	-3.2°C	-2.7°C	-0.3°C	1.8°C	2.4°C	1.6°C	-1°C	0.1°C

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