Cockley Cley village, Norfolk

Cockley Cley village information


The small village of Cockley Cley can be found near to the town of Swaffham and Thetford Forrest Park. The village church at Cockley Cley, St Mary’s, which was built around 628AD, is thought to be the oldest church in the country. Cockley Cley has a reconstruction of an Iceni village, which would have existed some 2000 years ago, and is a popular tourist attraction.


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Local information

Around Cockley Cley

Cockley Cley at a glance

District
Breckland
Distance to Norwich
about 27 miles
Nearest town
Swaffham (3.4 miles)
Height above sea level
36 m

Historic and listed buildings in Cockley Cley

3 listed buildings within about ¾ mile of the village centre, from the National Heritage List for England.

Source: Historic England. Most listed buildings are private homes – please view from public land.

Places to eat, drink and stay near Cockley Cley

The closest pubs, cafés, restaurants, takeaways and B&Bs, with their official food hygiene rating.

  • Twenty ChurchwardensPub / bar · Swaffham Road, Cockley Cley, Norfolk · 0.1 miles
    5/5
  • Forest Edge ArenaRestaurant / café · Forest Edge Arena Drymere, Beachamwell, Norfolk · 1.4 miles
    5/5

Ratings: Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Ratings change after each inspection – tap a name for the latest.

Wildlife recorded around Cockley Cley

The most frequently recorded species within 3 km of Cockley Cley since 2022 (2,756 records submitted to the National Biodiversity Network).

Birds

  • Buzzard
  • Woodpigeon
  • Red-legged Partridge
  • Skylark
  • Tree Sparrow
  • Pheasant
  • Carrion Crow
  • Chaffinch
  • Kestrel
  • Goldfinch
  • Blue Tit
  • Mistle Thrush

Other wildlife and plants

  • Meadow Brown
  • Peacock
  • Small White
  • Large Skipper
  • Orange-tip
  • Green-veined White
  • Ringlet
  • Small Skipper
  • Large White
  • Speckled Wood
  • Gatekeeper
  • Brimstone

Source: NBN Atlas – records from Norfolk recorders and conservation groups. Please follow the Countryside Code and keep to paths.

Villages near Cockley Cley

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Getting to Norfolk

  • Train: Greater Anglia runs direct trains from London Liverpool Street to Norwich, plus lines to Cromer, Sheringham, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Cambridge. National Rail journey planner
  • Road: the A11 (from Cambridge and London) and the A47 (east–west) are the main routes.
  • Air: Norwich Airport is 4 miles north of the city.
  • Bus: plan local journeys on Traveline.

Useful links

In an emergency

  • 999 – police, fire, ambulance and coastguard
  • 111 – NHS urgent medical advice
  • 101 – Norfolk Police, non-emergency