Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore Great Cressingham, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Cressingham 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 Great Cressingham, 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 | Great Cressingham |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.580412 |
| Longitude | 0.727302 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Cressingham reveals itself through a landscape of quiet, flat horizons where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 4.2 miles west of Watton (from Watton: bearing 279°T, OS grid TF 848 015), and is situated south-south-west of South Pickenham village. The light here often feels thin and pale, catching the flint-knapped walls of local buildings that have weathered the centuries with stubborn, grey dignity. Visitors are greeted by the Great Cressingham Village Sign, a piece of public art that stands as a modest sentinel near the intersection of narrow lanes. Beyond the dwellings, the landscape softens into the damp, verdant expanse of the Great Cressingham Fen SSSI, where the water table dictates the slow, deliberate pace of growth. A deeper history lingers in the proximity of the Hooks Well Meadows, a Site of Special Scientific Interest that preserves a rare, boggy stillness undisturbed by modern clamour. Great Cressingham maintains a character defined by this intersection of ancient, marshy ground and the persistent, hard-edged industry of the agricultural plains. One finds here a sense of isolation that is not lonely, but rather a profound, atmospheric independence from the busier arteries of Norfolk.
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Explore Great Cressingham, 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: 52.580412, 0.727302. 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. |