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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Freethorpe, 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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| 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 low-slung horizon of Norfolk as a cluster of rooftops caught in the wide, pale light of the Broads. It lies 5.0 miles north-east of Loddon (from Loddon: bearing 39°T, OS grid TG 409 053), and is situated south-south-west of Halvergate village. The land here feels expansive and exposed, defined by the quiet tension between firm arable fields and the soft, moisture-laden air drifting in from the nearby marshes. Travelers often pass the Freethorpe Village Sign, a piece of public art that stands as a modest sentinel marking the transition from the busy lanes to the slower, measured pace of the parish. To the south, the gentle rise of Limpenhoe Hill provides a rare vantage point over a landscape that otherwise prefers to keep its secrets close to the earth. The sky seems to exert a heavy pressure here, turning the water in the distant drainage ditches into ribbons of hammered silver when the sun breaks through the grey. Freethorpe maintains a stubborn, quiet independence, rooted in the seasonal rhythms of the surrounding soil rather than the frantic pulse of the modern world.
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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 | 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. |