Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: South Norfolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Downham, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Downham 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 Downham, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Norfolk or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Downham and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Downham |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | South Norfolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.592582 |
| Longitude | 1.121344 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Downham remains a quiet congregation of fields and flint-walled lanes, reflecting the slow, deliberate pulse of the South Norfolk countryside. It lies 1.6 miles north-north-east of Wymondham (from Wymondham: bearing 13°T, OS grid TG 115 039), and is situated south of Wramplingham village. Low hedges trace the boundaries of arable land here, where the light catches the silvered leaves of hawthorn during the thin, pale afternoons of late autumn. To the west, the earth holds the faint, sunken contours of the manorial site near Downham Lodge Farm, a reminder of deeper foundations buried beneath the plough. The terrain rises subtly toward the east, where the modest elevation of Shepherd’s Hill grants a vantage point over the patchwork of hedgerows and winter-fallow soil. Downham maintains a character defined by this agricultural expanse, far removed from the sharp bustle of more commercial centres. The air carries the scent of damp loam and woodsmoke, grounding the hamlet in a cycle that feels indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world. Through the quiet, one might occasionally hear the distant, resonant tolling of bells from the direction of Wymondham, linking the hamlet to the larger history of the region.
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Explore Downham, 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: 52.592582, 1.121344. 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. |