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Brakefield Green Norfolk Map

Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern

Explore Brakefield Green, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brakefield Green 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.

Interactive Map of Brakefield Green, Norfolk

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Brakefield Green, 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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PlaceBrakefield Green
Traditional CountyNorfolk
District / BoroughBreckland
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.645658
Longitude0.998238
Place TypeHamlet

About Brakefield Green

Brakefield Green emerges from the flat, heavy clay of the Breckland landscape as a modest collection of dwellings bound by the quiet intensity of Norfolk’s agricultural horizon. It lies 3.5 miles south-east of Dereham (from Dereham: bearing 136°T, OS grid TG 029 095), and is situated south-south-east of Clint Green village. The light here has a peculiar, washed-out clarity, catching the edges of field boundaries and the low, sprawling hedges that define the parish borders. A short distance to the north, the damp, sequestered expanse of Mattishall Moor Sssi provides a wilder counterpoint to the orderly, arable furrows that characterise the surrounding acreage. Brakefield Green maintains a stoic, functional relationship with its geography, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the shifting colour of the soil from grey-brown to a deep, iron-rich ochre. Those who walk the lanes towards the south-west may catch the faint, rhythmic sound of water disturbance near Whinburgh Trout Lake, a reminder of the hidden aquifers threading through this low-lying terrain. The architecture remains unpretentious, favouring red brick and flintwork that seem to absorb the moisture of the North Sea air. Every chimney stack and garden fence at Brakefield Green appears held in a long, patient suspension, waiting for the wind to shift across the open, unrelenting plain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Whinburgh Trout Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 223° SW
  • Mattishall Moor Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 001° N · 6 ha
  • Garvestone Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 208° SSW
  • Badley Moor Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.6 mi, 327° NNW · 18 ha
  • Old School Green (Park) — 1.7 mi, 060° ENE
  • South Green (Park) — 1.7 mi, 077° ENE
  • Yaxham Waters Holiday Park (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 294° WNW
  • Moated Site W Of Reymerston (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 210° SSW · 1 ha
  • Mid-Norfolk Railway Museum Room (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 317° NW
  • Blackwater River (River) — 3.2 mi, 204° SSW
  • Saint Andrew (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 100° E
  • Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 314° NW
  • Orion Cinema (Cinema) — 3.5 mi, 315° NW
  • Penny Spot Beck (River) — 4.1 mi, 007° N
  • Deserted Medieval Village Se Of Letton Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 4.2 mi, 235° SW · 7 ha
  • Four Bowl Barrows In Forehoe Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 4.2 mi, 130° SE
  • All Saints (Historic Ruins) — 4.2 mi, 235° SW
  • Hollands Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.3 mi, 104° ESE
  • Warren Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.7 mi, 143° SE
  • Kimberley Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.7 mi, 133° SE · 352 ha
  • Kimberley Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.8 mi, 133° SE
  • Hackford Marsh (Wetland) — 5.2 mi, 158° SSE
  • Sea Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.2 mi, 176° S
  • Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 326° NW
  • Acre Bottom (Valley) — 6.0 mi, 313° NW
  • Bylaugh Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 6.2 mi, 008° N
  • Melsop Farm Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.2 mi, 205° SSW
  • Roarr! (Theme Park) — 6.8 mi, 048° NE
  • Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure (Theme Park) — 6.9 mi, 048° NE
  • Wymondham Heritage Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 136° SE

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About This Brakefield Green Map Page

Explore Brakefield Green, 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: 52.645658, 0.998238. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.