Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: North Norfolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Irstead, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Irstead 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 Irstead, 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 | Irstead |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | North Norfolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.730021 |
| Longitude | 1.501810 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Irstead occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the land yields slowly to the encroaching waters of the Norfolk Broads. It lies 2.9 miles south of Stalham (from Stalham: bearing 191°T, OS grid TG 365 204), and is situated east of Workhouse Common village. The air here carries a persistent, damp clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the reed beds that shift and whisper with every turn of the tide. Shoals Dyke flows with a dark, deliberate gravity just to the east, acting as a silent artery that feeds the wider network of the Ant Broads and Marshes SSSI. A short walk toward the water brings one to the Barton Broad Boardwalk, where the timber planks offer a narrow, elevated perspective over a submerged world of algae and silt. Irstead maintains a modest profile, defined less by its architecture than by the way the low, horizontal light of the evening stretches across the flat horizon. Ancient marshland borders the periphery, ensuring that the ground remains perennially soft and responsive to the changing seasons. The horizon is punctuated by the skeletal silhouettes of trees standing firm against the prevailing winds, anchoring the view in a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely indifferent to the passage of time.
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Explore Irstead, 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: 52.730021, 1.501810. 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. |