Historic landfill sites in Thetford, Norfolk
The Environment Agency records 27 historic landfill sites in and around Thetford, Norfolk. covering roughly 57 hectares in total. The largest is Rushford at 27.88 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to special (hazardous) waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Thetford (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushford | 27.88 ha | 1988 | Special |
| Kilverstone | 6.3 ha | 1978 | Inert |
| Nick's Hill | 4.23 ha | 1993 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Thetford | 3.09 ha | 1970 | Inert |
| Croxton | 2.42 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| Barnham | 2.01 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Behind Chapel Farm, Croxton | 1.58 ha | — | Inert |
| Gravel Hill | 1.17 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Land South East of Sewage Works | 1.16 ha | 1970 | Inert |
| Stanton | 1.12 ha | — | Commercial |
| Thetford | 0.82 ha | 1970 | Inert |
| Gravel Hill | 0.82 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Lodge Farm | 0.68 ha | 1990 | Inert |
| Croxton | 0.56 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Thetford | 0.54 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Thetford | 0.43 ha | — | Inert |
| East Harling | 0.41 ha | — | Inert |
| Thetford | 0.31 ha | — | Inert |
| Back Lane | 0.31 ha | — | Inert |
| Croxton | 0.25 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Barnham Road | 0.2 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| A143 Bury Road | 0.2 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Thetford | 0.17 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Brettanham | 0.13 ha | — | Industrial |
| Croxton | 0.11 ha | — | Inert |
| Upon Land situated at Long Spinney | 0.1 ha | — | Inert |
| Croxton | 0.05 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Thetford?
- 27 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Thetford town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Thetford?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.