Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: King's Lynn and West Norfolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Castle Rising, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Castle Rising 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.
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| Place | Castle Rising |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.793811 |
| Longitude | 0.462977 |
| Place Type | Village |
Castle Rising remains a quiet sentinel of the Norfolk landscape, defined by the heavy, earth-hewn presence of its medieval fortifications. It lies 4.0 miles north-east of King's Lynn (from King's Lynn: bearing 44°T, OS grid TF 661 246), and is situated south of Wolferton village. The ancient earthworks of the great castle dominate the horizon, their grassy ramparts catching the low, pale light of the North Sea coast as the afternoon wanes. Below these fortifications, the village green maintains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of modern transit. The weathered stone of the Standing Cross on the Green marks a point of historical gravity, grounding the open space where local life once gathered under the sky. To the north, the damp, shifting character of Night Marsh offers a stark contrast to the manicured order of the residential lanes. Residents and visitors alike often find that the air here holds a particular, salt-tinged clarity, drifting in from the wash to brush against the flint walls of the local architecture. Through the changing seasons, Castle Rising keeps a steady, introspective tempo, observing the slow cycles of the surrounding fields with a dignity born of long centuries.
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Explore Castle Rising, 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: 52.793811, 0.462977. 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. |