Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Great Yarmouth · Region: Eastern
Explore Southtown, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Southtown 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 Southtown, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Norfolk or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Southtown and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Southtown |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Great Yarmouth |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.593449 |
| Longitude | 1.716891 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Southtown stretches along the western bank of the River Yare, where the heavy, saline air of the Norfolk coast meets the steady industry of the quay. It lies 1.1 miles south-south-west of Great Yarmouth (from Great Yarmouth: bearing 203°T, OS grid TG 518 060). The landscape here is defined by the flat, expansive horizons of the Fens, where the light often turns a bruised, mercurial grey before the tide shifts. To the west, the reed-fringed expanse of Gapton Marshes acts as a silent, sodden buffer against the encroaching bustle of the modern road network. Southtown maintains a pragmatic character, defined by its long-standing connection to the river trade and the rhythmic passage of vessels navigating the narrow channel. Residents often walk toward the elevated vantage of Williamson’s Lookout, where the salt-scoured vista reveals the intricate dance of masts and chimneys against the wide, pale sky. Brickwork in Southtown retains the soot-stained dignity of a nineteenth-century port, preserving a quiet resilience that persists despite the changing currents of the local economy. The geography of the district remains tethered to the water, a place where the salt-laden breeze constantly reminds one of the proximity to the North Sea.
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Explore Southtown, 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: 52.593449, 1.716891. 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. |