Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: South Norfolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Shimpling, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shimpling 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 Shimpling, 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 | Shimpling |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | South Norfolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.403676 |
| Longitude | 1.162595 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Fields of heavy, clay-rich earth define the quiet horizons surrounding Shimpling. It lies 2.9 miles north-east of Diss (from Diss: bearing 51°T, OS grid TM 152 831), and is situated east of Burston village. The landscape here unfolds in wide, muted tones, where the sky seems to press down upon the flat Norfolk expanse with a singular, unyielding weight. Travellers passing through the lanes may catch sight of the Shimpling Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that marks the local identity amidst the sprawling arable tracks. The light in this corner of the county often possesses a sharp, clean clarity, casting long shadows across the fields that stretch toward the distant trees. Further afield, the damp, protected earth of the Shelfanger Meadows Sssi preserves a rare, fragile ecology that has long retreated from the more intensively farmed plains. Shimpling endures as a place of solitary rhythm, where the seasons dictate the turning of the soil and the slow movement of the clouds above.
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Explore Shimpling, 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: 52.403676, 1.162595. 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. |