Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Great Yarmouth · Region: Eastern
Explore Oby, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Oby 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.
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| Place | Oby |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Great Yarmouth |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.675569 |
| Longitude | 1.563060 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Oby remains a quiet collection of dwellings where the horizon stretches wide across the flat, low-lying expanse of the Norfolk landscape. It lies 6.9 miles south-south-east of Stalham (from Stalham: bearing 163°T, OS grid TG 409 146), and is situated south-south-east of Thurne village. Oby draws its character from the vast, open sky that dominates the view, casting a pale, silver light over the surrounding fields and reed beds. This terrain is protected as part of The Broads National Park, ensuring that the wild, watery spirit of the fens remains undisturbed by modern intrusion. To the west, the damp, rich earth of the nearby Upton Marshes serves as a reminder of the shifting boundary between solid ground and the encroaching tide. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity, often stirred by the breeze that sweeps across the wetlands with an unceasing, rhythmic persistence. Solitude defines the experience of traversing these lanes, where the weight of the sky feels heavier and more tangible than in the crowded centres further inland. Oby persists as a place where the land and the water hold a silent, ancient conversation, indifferent to the passage of seasons.
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Explore Oby, 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: 52.675569, 1.563060. 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. |