Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Broadland · Region: Eastern
Explore Freethorpe, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Freethorpe 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 | Freethorpe |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Broadland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.592570 |
| Longitude | 1.556168 |
| Place Type | Village |
Freethorpe emerges from the flat Norfolk landscape, a quiet collection of dwellings where the sky feels expansive. It lies 8.1 km north-east of Loddon (from Loddon: bearing 39°T, OS grid TG 409 053), and is situated south-south-west of Halvergate village. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and distant agricultural fields, a testament to its enduring connection with the surrounding farmland. Life in Freethorpe moves with a gentle cadence, perhaps influenced by the slow-moving waterways that thread through the broader Broads district. The village green, a patch of well-trodden grass, offers a simple focal point, a place where the day’s light might linger a little longer in the summer months. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Freethorpe holds a certain understated charm, a sense of being rooted in its particular corner of the Eastern region.
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Explore Freethorpe, 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: 52.592570, 1.556168. 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. |