Shingham Norfolk Map

About Shingham

Shingham rests quietly in the Breckland, a pocket of Norfolk where the land sighs with a gentle, heathery breath. It lies 6.9 km west-south-west of Swaffham (from Swaffham: bearing 238°T, OS grid TF 761 051), and is situated east-south-east of Beachamwell village. The sky above Shingham often holds a peculiar, luminous quality, an echo of the wide, open horizons that define this corner of England, where the fields stretch out like a rumpled, golden quilt under the sun. A faint scent of dry grass and distant woodsmoke seems to cling to the air, a reminder of the agricultural heart that beats softly within Shingham's bounds. The ancient hedgerows, gnarled and resilient, stand as silent sentinels to the passage of seasons, their tangled branches a quiet testament to the enduring nature of the landscape. Here, the world feels a little more hushed, the concerns of the wider world a distant hum against the steady pulse of rural life.

About This Shingham Map Page

Explore Shingham, 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: 52.615938, 0.601170. 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.