Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore Griston, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Griston 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 | Griston |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.553823 |
| Longitude | 0.863862 |
| Place Type | Village |
Griston, a quiet presence in Breckland's rolling landscape, offers a glimpse into rural Norfolk life. It lies 3.2 km south-east of Watton (from Watton: bearing 127°T, OS grid TL 942 989), and is situated north-west of Northacre village. The village church, St. Martin's, stands as a modest sentinel, its flint walls catching the pale eastern light, a testament to centuries of quiet devotion. A gentle breeze, carrying the scent of turned earth from the surrounding fields, often whispers through Griston, stirring the leaves of ancient oaks that guard its borders. The landscape here, a subtle interplay of arable land and heath, feels both resilient and serene, a canvas painted with the muted tones of the English countryside. Life in Griston moves at a pace that allows for observation, for noticing the way the sky shifts its colours above the low-slung roofs and the quiet lanes.
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Explore Griston, 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: 52.553823, 0.863862. 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. |