(Hamlet)
Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore Baconsthorpe, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Baconsthorpe 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 | Baconsthorpe |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.523755 |
| Longitude | 1.007912 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Baconsthorpe rests in the Breckland district, its fields often catching the soft, diffused light characteristic of this eastern corner of England. It lies 0.9 km north-north-west of Attleborough (from Attleborough: bearing 331°T, OS grid TM 041 960). The landscape here, a gentle sweep of arable land, suggests centuries of cultivation, a quiet endurance that has shaped its character. A sense of timelessness pervades Baconsthorpe, as if the very soil remembers the passage of generations. Though small, it possesses a certain dignity, a humble presence against the wide Norfolk sky. The nearest significant landmark, the church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Attleborough, stands as a distant, solid anchor to the wider world.
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Explore Baconsthorpe, 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: 52.523755, 1.007912. 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. |