(Village near Baconsthorpe)
Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: North Norfolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Hempstead, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hempstead 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 | Hempstead |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | North Norfolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.889500 |
| Longitude | 1.127765 |
| Place Type | Village |
Hempstead lies like a quiet thought upon the Norfolk landscape. It lies 3.1 km south-east of Holt (from Holt: bearing 126°T, OS grid TG 105 370), and is situated west of Baconsthorpe village. The fields surrounding Hempstead, often bathed in a pale, luminous light, suggest a continuity of cultivation that has shaped this land for generations. Evidence of ancient earthworks whispers of a past far deeper than the present, hinting at settlements long faded beneath the gentle sweep of the terrain. The very air here seems to carry the scent of loam and distant, unseen water, a subtle perfume that speaks of the earth's patient work. In Hempstead, the quietude is not emptiness, but a fullness of enduring presence.
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Explore Hempstead, 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: 52.889500, 1.127765. 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. |