Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore Bawdeswell, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bawdeswell 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bawdeswell, Norfolk, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Bawdeswell |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.746758 |
| Longitude | 1.031379 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bawdeswell emerges from the flat expanse of the Norfolk landscape as a quiet convergence of lanes and history. It lies 3.5 miles west-south-west of Reepham (from Reepham: bearing 252°T, OS grid TG 047 208), and is situated south-east of Foxley village. The light here has a crystalline, horizontal quality, catching the weathered stone of the Bawdeswell Village Sign as it stands watch over the crossroads. Beyond the domestic hearths, the land transitions into the dense, ancient silence of Bylaugh Wood, where the trees hold a stillness that seems to predate the nearby road networks. Much of the surrounding terrain remains tethered to the ecological rhythms of the River Wensum SSSI, which sustains a vibrant, hidden life beneath the water’s surface. Farmers work the heavy, fertile earth with a pragmatism that mirrors the straightforward architecture of the local houses. Time moves here with a deliberate pace, unhurried by the frantic pulse of the wider world. Bawdeswell maintains this composure, a solitary figure in the vast, open geography of Breckland.
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Explore Bawdeswell, 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: 52.746758, 1.031379. 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 | August 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. |