Illington Norfolk Map

About Illington

Illington, a quiet corner of Breckland, breathes with the muted hues of the Norfolk landscape. It lies 9.9 km north-east of Thetford (from Thetford: bearing 50°T, OS grid TL 945 897), and is situated east-south-east of Stonebridge village. Here, the land falls away with a gentle, almost imperceptible slope, a characteristic of the chalk downs that lie beneath the thin, sandy soil. The ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dogwood, trace the boundaries of fields that have seen generations of plough and harvest, their stillness punctuated only by the whisper of wind through ripening barley. The architecture of Illington speaks of a long, unassuming existence, with flint cottages and a modest church whose stones seem to absorb the pale, diffused light of East Anglia. It is a place where the sky feels vast and the silence holds a certain, profound weight, a quietude that has endured through the passage of seasons and centuries.

About This Illington Map Page

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.