Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore Lyng, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lyng 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 | Lyng |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.718053 |
| Longitude | 1.061450 |
| Place Type | Village |
Lyng, a quiet corner of Breckland, breathes the soft air of East Anglia. It lies 5.9 km south-south-west of Reepham (from Reepham: bearing 213°T, OS grid TG 068 177), and is situated east-north-east of Elsing village. The landscape around Lyng is a subtle tapestry of arable fields, where the sun, when it deigns to appear, casts long, golden shadows across the gently rolling terrain. The village itself, though modest, possesses a certain enduring grace, its dwellings often fashioned from the local flint, giving them a warm, earthy hue that seems to absorb the very light of the day. History whispers here, not in grand pronouncements but in the quiet persistence of ancient field patterns and the enduring presence of its parish church, St. Margaret's, whose weathered tower has long kept watch over the surrounding countryside. The air often carries the clean scent of turned earth, a testament to the agricultural rhythms that have shaped this place for generations.
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Explore Lyng, 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: 52.718053, 1.061450. 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. |