Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Norwich · Region: Eastern
Explore Bowthorpe, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bowthorpe 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 Bowthorpe, 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 | Bowthorpe |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Norwich |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.636489 |
| Longitude | 1.216329 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Bowthorpe serves as a quiet transition between the dense expansion of Norwich and the open, rolling agricultural heart of Norfolk. It lies 3.3 miles west of Norwich (from Norwich: bearing 279°T, OS grid TG 177 091), and is situated north-north-west of Colney village. The land here holds a distinct stillness, defined by the steady, unpretentious flow of the River Yare as it winds through the eastern periphery. Within the quietude of the surroundings, the skeletal remains of Bowthorpe Church offer a stark, flint-wrought silhouette against the expansive Norfolk sky. This historic ruin sits in contemplative silence, marking a site that has watched the seasons turn long before the modern suburban grid arrived. Nearby, the public sculpture of Low Ebb catches the shifting light, its form providing a sharp, metallic counterpoint to the soft, grassy contours of the earth. Bowthorpe balances these echoes of the past with a functional, contemporary layout that keeps its residents connected to the wider horizons of the county. The air here carries the faint, crisp scent of damp meadows, grounding the modern dwellings in a landscape that remains stubbornly rooted in its rural origins.
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Explore Bowthorpe, 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: 52.636489, 1.216329. 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. |