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Southwood Norfolk Map

Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Broadland · Region: Eastern

Explore Southwood, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Southwood 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.

Interactive Map of Southwood, Norfolk

How to Use This Southwood, Norfolk Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Southwood, 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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PlaceSouthwood
Traditional CountyNorfolk
District / BoroughBroadland
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.592742
Longitude1.539345
Place TypeHamlet

About Southwood

Southwood remains a quiet fragment of the Norfolk landscape where the horizon seems to hold a particular, brittle clarity. It lies 4.7 miles north-north-east of Loddon (from Loddon: bearing 32°T, OS grid TG 398 053), and is situated west of Freethorpe village. The fields here are open and utilitarian, defined by the low-slung, expansive skies that press down upon the heavy clay of the Broadland district. A short distance to the west, the skeletal remains of St Edmund’s Church serve as a silent, roofless sentinel, its flint walls bleaching slowly under the relentless exposure of the elements. Beyond the immediate boundaries of Southwood, the terrain dips toward the water-logged reaches of the Limpenhoe Meadows Sssi, where the ground turns soft and resonant underfoot. The air carries a distinct, sharp salt-tang that travels inland from the distant coast, cooling the heavy scent of damp earth and seasonal crop-growth. Southwood persists as a place of sparse lines and shadows, where the architecture of the landscape is dictated entirely by the wind and the slow turning of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • St Edmund'S Church (Ruins Of) (Scheduled Monument) — 0.4 mi, 268° W
  • Limpenhoe Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 190° S
  • Limpenhoe Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.4 mi, 179° S · 12 ha
  • Limpenhoe Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 161° SSE
  • Beighton Drain (River) — 1.5 mi, 007° N
  • Hassingham Broad (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.9 mi, 272° W
  • Limpenhoe Marshes (Wetland) — 2.0 mi, 177° S
  • Cantley Marshes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 251° WSW · 272 ha
  • Langley Marshes (Wetland) — 2.1 mi, 219° SW
  • Hassingham Beck (River) — 2.1 mi, 272° W
  • Buckenham Broad (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 276° W
  • Pettitts Animal Adventure Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 2.4 mi, 139° SE
  • Langley Abbey (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 238° WSW · 14 ha
  • Hardley Cross, Immediately South West Of The Confluence Of The Rivers Yare And Chet (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 178° S
  • Hardley Cross (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 179° S
  • Reedham Swing Bridge Signal Box (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 150° SSE
  • The Broads National Park (National Park) — 2.8 mi, 334° NNW · 302 ha
  • Strumpshaw Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 296° WNW
  • Lingwood Village Green (Park) — 3.0 mi, 314° NW
  • Carleton Broad (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.3 mi, 251° WSW
  • Strumpshaw Steam Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 286° WNW
  • Mid-Yare (National Nature Reserve) — 3.4 mi, 274° W · 784 ha
  • Cross Stone (remains of) (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 206° SSW
  • The Green (Park) — 3.9 mi, 036° NE
  • Langley Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.1 mi, 227° SW · 267 ha
  • Brundall Bay Marina (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 290° WNW
  • Waveney Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 4.9 mi, 129° SE
  • St Olave's Priory (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 137° SE
  • Saint Margaret (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 264° W
  • Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 341° NNW

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About This Southwood Map Page

Explore Southwood, 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: 52.592742, 1.539345. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.