[2] During the Second World War, parts of Crostwick were turned into a decoy airfield to distract the Luftwaffe from the target of RAF Horsham St Faith.

[4] St. Peter's was restored in the Victorian era but still boasts a Medieval wall-painting of Saint Christopher and an elaborately carved font dating from the Nineteenth Century.

The church also features stained-glass windows designed by William Wailes which was restored by J & J King.

The village's national constituency is Broadland and Fakenham which has been represented by the Conservative Party's Jerome Mayhew MP since 2019.

Crostwick War Memorial stands on the North Walsham Road and is a plinth with a wheel-cross.