Nothing mapped in Edgefield itself; Baconsthorpe Castle is the nearest draw
The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 4 are within 5 km of its edge. They include a castle, a historic house and a museum. Our list counts one place looked after by English Heritage. Day-trippers head 10 km out to Blickling Hall.
Leading the list near Edgefield
Close behind Baconsthorpe Castle are a historic house, a museum and an attraction.
Castle · English HeritageBaconsthorpe Castle3.9 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseMannington Hall4.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWilliam Marriott Museum4.4 km outside town, to the northAttractionAttractionLetheringsett Water Mill4.6 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
At the edge of the map sits Letheringsett Water Mill, 5.5 km out.
The dashed line is Edgefield’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
The list holds a castle, a historic house and a museum.
Green: inside Edgefield. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Baconsthorpe Castle).
Place by place
These 4 are all within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
8 listed buildings are on Edgefield’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Edgefield →
Out of town
Head 10 km out for Blickling Hall, the best known of 12.
Historic house · National TrustBlickling Hall10 km southeast
CathedralNorwich Cathedral29 km southeast
Historic houseHolkham Hall23 km northwest
MuseumThursford Collection12 km west · 250K visitors a year
CastleNorwich Castle Museum29 km southeast
Historic house · National TrustFelbrigg Hall11 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory13 km northwest
CastleGresham Castle7.9 km northeast
CathedralSt John the Baptist Cathedral29 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageNorth Elmham Chapel17 km southwest
Historic houseHoughton Hall31 km west
Historic houseWolterton Hall7.2 km southeastPlaces well known beyond Edgefield (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Know before you go to Edgefield
What is there to see near Edgefield?
No attraction is mapped inside Edgefield itself. Within 5 km of it are Baconsthorpe Castle, Mannington Hall, William Marriott Museum and Letheringsett Water Mill.
Does Edgefield have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Edgefield: William Marriott Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Edgefield?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Edgefield, 1 place is cared for by English Heritage (Baconsthorpe Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Edgefield?
Within 40 km: Blickling Hall (10 km), Norwich Cathedral (29 km), Holkham Hall (23 km), Thursford Collection (12 km).
Where are Edgefield’s historic buildings listed?
Edgefield has 8 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Edgefield when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (15)
- Baconsthorpe Castle: Aaron Boardley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mannington Hall: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- William Marriott Museum: Northmetpit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Blickling Hall: The original uploader was Tobybuk at English Wikipedia., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Cathedral: Aleister Crowley 20:33, 19 January 2007 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Norwich Castle Museum: The original uploader was Bluemoose at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Felbrigg Hall: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gresham Castle: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St John the Baptist Cathedral: original: Nigel Chadwick derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- North Elmham Chapel: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Houghton Hall: Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wolterton Hall: Stavros1, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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