Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: South Norfolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Crownthorpe, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Crownthorpe 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 | Crownthorpe |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | South Norfolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.585913 |
| Longitude | 1.072381 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Crownthorpe, a quiet hamlet within the South Norfolk district, breathes the gentle air of the East Anglian countryside. It lies 3.2 km west-north-west of Wymondham (from Wymondham: bearing 303°T, OS grid TG 082 031), and is situated east-north-east of Wicklewood village. The land hereabouts falls into pleasing, subtle contours, a landscape that has long been shaped by diligent cultivation, where hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, trace the ancient boundaries of fields. In summer, the quality of light across these arable expanses possesses a particular clarity, illuminating the rich, dark soil and the distant, watchful silhouettes of farm buildings. Though small, Crownthorpe carries the echo of a time when the rhythm of agricultural life dictated the seasons, a quietude that still pervades its modest collection of dwellings.
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Explore Crownthorpe, 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: 52.585913, 1.072381. 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. |