Stanhoe is a small village in North West Norfolk, situated between Burnham Market and Docking. Despite its size, the village has a vibrant community and attracts many visitors, especially during weekends and the summer.  Surrounded by beautiful farmland and just six miles from the nearest beautiful beach, it is an idyllic place to live and to visit.  With a busy, well equipped village hall, a beautiful church and an excellent pub, the village features many old and picturesque houses in Norfolk’s traditional style and several ponds, including the Pit at the heart of the village where a community of ducks and other waterfowl congregates.

2,000 Years of Farming

Stanhoe has been a farming community since the Romans were here nearly two thousand years ago. The Saxons gave us the name Stanhoe (“stony hill”), and by the thirteenth century the village was prosperous enough to build the church of All Saints. Sir Hervey de Stanhoe, who appears on our village sign, was High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1260.

In the fields today you will see wheat, oilseed rape (canola), sugar beet, and East Anglia’s famous malting barley. Don’t be surprised to find tractors and mud on the road at harvest time.

Norfolk is still an unspoiled county with abundant wildlife, especially birds. Stanhoe has no street lights, and on a clear night the sky is full of stars.