 Corpusty is about sixteen miles from Norwich and six miles (10 km) from Holt, Aylsham, and Reepham.Corpusty, from the Old Norse meaning ‘raven path’, is a large parish in the northeast of the county, on the River Bure.The two villages of Corpusty and Saxthorpe are now almost conjoined, and dominate the centre of the parish.