The village is the result of a conjoining of two ancient settlements, Great Walsingham and Little Walsingham.

A 19th century gazetteer describes Little Walsingham as a small town, known simply as Walsingham and which had also been known as New Walsingham, and Great Walsingham as a smaller, separate village which had also been known as Old Walsingham.
A market once held on Tuesdays had already become defunct by 1845, whilst the Friday market was already "small" in 1845 and had ceased by 1883.

The River Stiffkey flows through the parish, from south to north, passing to the east of bulk of the village.
The centre of Little Walsingham is at an elevation of around 17 metres (56 ft) and lies within the Stiffkey valley, with the land rising to the east and west — to the west it rises to around 75 metres (246 ft) at Egmere.
National Cycle Route 1 passes through the village.

The former North Creake airfield lies within the parish, just north of Egmere, together with the area known as Bunker's Hill, which is commercial/industrial area following the disuse as an airfield.
The village is the result of a conjoining of two ancient settlements, Great Walsingham and Little Walsingham.
A 19th century gazetteer describes Little Walsingham as a small town, known simply as Walsingham and which had also been known as New Walsingham, and Great Walsingham as a smaller, separate village which had also been known as Old Walsingham. A market once held on Tuesdays had already become defunct by 1845, whilst the Friday market was already "small" in 1845 and had ceased by 1883.
The River Stiffkey flows through the parish, from south to north, passing to the east of bulk of the village. The centre of Little Walsingham is at an elevation of around 17 metres (56 ft) and lies within the Stiffkey valley, with the land rising to the east and west — to the west it rises to around 75 metres (246 ft) at Egmere. National Cycle Route 1 passes through the village.
The former North Creake airfield lies within the parish, just north of Egmere, together with the area known as Bunker's Hill, which is commercial/industrial area following the disuse as an airfield.
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