Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: North Norfolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Sidestrand, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Sidestrand 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 Sidestrand, 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 | Sidestrand |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | North Norfolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.902681 |
| Longitude | 1.363016 |
| Place Type | Village |
Sidestrand commands a fragile prominence upon the eroding North Norfolk coastline, where the land meets the North Sea in a perpetual dialogue of attrition. It lies 3.3 miles south-east of Cromer (from Cromer: bearing 126°T, OS grid TG 262 392), and is situated east of Northrepps village. The earth here possesses a restless temperament, prone to the slow slide of soft cliffs that have claimed much of the medieval masonry once held in the grasp of the parish. To the south-east, the modest rise of Long's Hill offers a vantage point over a terrain defined by its exposure to the salt-heavy winds. The light in Sidestrand arrives with a particular, washed-out clarity, bleaching the fields until they shimmer like pale parchment beneath a vast and uncaring sky. Below the crumbling precipice, the Sidestrand And Trimingham Cliffs SSSI serves as a stark geological record of the shifting silt and sand that form the foundation of the coast. Sidestrand endures as a place of quiet observation, where the boundary between the firm soil and the encroaching tide remains perpetually, beautifully unresolved.
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Explore Sidestrand, 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: 52.902681, 1.363016. 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. |