Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Broadland · Region: Eastern
Explore Horstead, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Horstead 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 Horstead, 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 | Horstead |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Broadland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.726582 |
| Longitude | 1.351734 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sunlight catches the flint walls of Horstead, where the river Bure breathes a cool, steady mist over the surrounding water meadows. It lies 6.3 miles south-east of Aylsham (from Aylsham: bearing 138°T, OS grid TG 264 195), and is situated west-south-west of Coltishall village. The Horstead Village Sign stands as a sentinel at the heart of the landscape, its painted surface marking the quiet arrival of travellers into a geography shaped by ancient, shifting water levels. To the south-east, the moss-covered masonry of Horstead Mill remains, a skeletal structure where the water once turned heavy stones in a rhythmic, grinding pulse. Beneath the quiet fields to the west-south-west, the earth conceals a Roman camp and settlement site, a silent layer of history buried under the steady growth of Norfolk grasses. The air here holds a particular clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the river and the expansive, flat horizon that defines this corner of the Broads. High above the reeds, the sky stretches wide and pale, indifferent to the centuries of human industry that have left only these scattered, grounded remnants behind. Horstead retains a stillness that seems to exist outside the frantic pace of the modern world, anchored by the weight of its own long, slow endurance.
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Explore Horstead, 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: 52.726582, 1.351734. 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. |