Old Catton is a suburban village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk which lies 2 miles (3.2 km) to the north-east of central Norwich. The parish is bounded by the Norwich International Airport at Hellesdon to the west and Sprowston to the east. The northern boundary is with the village of Spixworth while the A1042 road forms the southern boundary.
It covers an area of 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) and had a population of 5,954 in 2,512 households at the 2001 census, increasing to a population of 6,108 in 2,666 households at the 2011 Census.
For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of Broadland. The village is twinned with the French commune of Lavaré.
Church of St. Margaret, Old Catton, typical of Norfolk round tower designs.
Anna Sewell house
The orangery
Norwich Airport is an international airport in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England, 2.5 miles north of the city of Norwich. In 2023, Norwich Airport was the 25th busiest airport in the UK and busiest in East Anglia.
Norwich Airport
Control tower at Norwich International Airport.
A Loganair Saab 340 parked on the apron at Norwich. Loganair is one of the airport's largest scheduled operators, offering flights to Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Jersey.
