Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore Illington, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Illington 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 Illington, 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 | Illington |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.471052 |
| Longitude | 0.862812 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Illington remains a quiet fragment of the Breckland landscape, where the flat horizon seems to absorb the pale, expansive light of Norfolk. It lies 6.2 miles north-east of Thetford (from Thetford: bearing 50°T, OS grid TL 945 897), and is situated east-south-east of Stonebridge village. The earth here is thin and sandy, supporting a sparse agricultural patchwork that shifts in colour from the dusty ochre of fallow fields to the deep, muted greens of late summer. To the south-south-west, the pines of Roudham Heath stand as a dark, impenetrable curtain against the sky, marking the boundary of a terrain defined by its porous, flint-strewn soil. A sense of long-abandoned industry lingers in the vicinity, particularly where the skeletal remains of the Roudham Deserted Medieval Village offer a stark reminder of lives once anchored to this shifting ground. Illington itself persists as a collection of scattered dwellings, seemingly indifferent to the passage of modern traffic nearby. The air carries a sharp, clean chill, typical of a region where the wind travels unimpeded across miles of open heath. Walking these paths, one feels the persistent, ancient pressure of a landscape that has always demanded much from those who attempt to settle its stubborn, draining soil.
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Explore Illington, 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: 52.471052, 0.862812. 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. |