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Great Fransham Norfolk Map

Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern

Explore Great Fransham, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Fransham 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.

Interactive Map of Great Fransham, Norfolk

How to Use This Great Fransham, Norfolk Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Great Fransham, 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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PlaceGreat Fransham
Traditional CountyNorfolk
District / BoroughBreckland
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.685058
Longitude0.804257
Place TypeVillage

About Great Fransham

Great Fransham occupies a quiet corner of the Breckland landscape, where the flat, expansive horizon of Norfolk meets the subtle, persistent push of agricultural life. It lies 5.5 miles east-north-east of Swaffham (from Swaffham: bearing 63°T, OS grid TF 896 133), and is situated north-north-west of Little Fransham village. Broad fields of barley and wheat stretch away from the roadside, catching a pale, translucent light that seems to strip the colour from the sky and press it into the soil. A short distance away, the remnants of Saint Paul stand as a skeletal marker of older, more singular devotions, casting long shadows across the adjacent pastures. The air here holds a distinct, earthy stillness, occasionally broken by the rustle of wind through the nearby canopy of Honeypot Wood. Great Fransham remains defined by this open, unadorned topography, far removed from the frantic commerce of larger hubs. The architecture remains modest and functional, mirroring the sturdy, utilitarian character of the surrounding farms. Every turn in the lane reveals a different perspective of the wide, vaulted heavens, reminding the observer of the immense, indifferent scale of the East Anglian plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Fransham Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 154° SSE
  • Saint Paul (Historic Ruins) — 1.8 mi, 341° NNW
  • Dunham Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.0 mi, 320° NW
  • Disc Barrow On Litcham Common, 250M South West Of Bridge Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 353° N
  • Honeypot Wood, Wendling Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 078° ENE · 10 ha
  • River Nar (River) — 2.5 mi, 358° N
  • Holly Farm Meadow, Wendling Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 097° E · 2 ha
  • Bradenham Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.6 mi, 138° SE
  • Old Hall Moated Site 100M North West Of Almshouse Bungalow (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 059° ENE
  • Wendling Abbey (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 101° E · 2 ha
  • Broad Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 327° NNW
  • Broad Waters (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 324° NW
  • Lexham Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.9 mi, 325° NW · 89 ha
  • Wide Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 219° SW
  • River Wissey (River) — 3.2 mi, 203° SSW
  • Acre Bottom (Valley) — 4.0 mi, 070° ENE
  • The Green (Park) — 4.7 mi, 069° ENE
  • Castle Acre Castle (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 285° WNW
  • St James's Green (Park) — 5.0 mi, 288° WNW
  • Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 067° ENE
  • Swaffham War Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 243° WSW
  • Swaffham Heritage (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 241° WSW
  • Butter Cross (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 242° WSW
  • Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 093° E
  • Orion Cinema (Cinema) — 5.7 mi, 093° E
  • Mid-Norfolk Railway Museum Room (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 094° E
  • Yaxham Waters Holiday Park (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 107° ESE
  • West Acre Theatre (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 279° W
  • Swaffham Heath (Forest / Woodland) — 7.5 mi, 245° WSW
  • Great Cressingham Fen (Wetland) — 7.5 mi, 205° SSW

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About This Great Fransham Map Page

Explore Great Fransham, 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: 52.685058, 0.804257. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.