Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore Anchor Corner, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Anchor Corner map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Anchor Corner |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.542544 |
| Longitude | 0.954975 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Anchor Corner endures as a quiet presence within the Breckland landscape. It lies 4.6 km south-south-west of Hingham (from Hingham: bearing 203°T, OS grid TM 004 979), and is situated south of Little Ellingham village. The hamlet's essence seems drawn from the subtle shift of light across the surrounding arable fields, a particular quality of amber and gold that often softens the edges of the horizon. Here, the land unfolds with a gentle, almost geological patience, bearing the marks of ancient cultivation. Anchor Corner does not boast grand edifices, but rather a subtle harmony with its environment, where the rustle of wind through the sparse trees might be the loudest sound. The very air here carries a certain stillness, a contemplative quietude that feels as old as the chalk beneath the soil.
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Explore Anchor Corner, Norfolk, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.542544, 0.954975. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |