Southwood Norfolk Map

About Southwood

Southwood rests in the Norfolk Broads, a quiet corner where water and sky meet. It lies 7.5 km north-north-east of Loddon (from Loddon: bearing 32°T, OS grid TG 398 053), and is situated west of Freethorpe village. The landscape around Southwood often unfolds in broad, luminous swathes of arable land, catching the pale, diffused light characteristic of East Anglia, where the fields seem to exhale a gentle, earthy scent. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and elder, trace the boundaries of these fields, offering a quiet sanctuary for birdsong that punctuates the stillness. Evidence of its agricultural past is still palpable in the scattered farmsteads, some of them sporting red-brick barns that have weathered many a season, their timbers groaning softly in the breeze. The air here often carries a faint, sweet aroma of the crops that grow in abundance, a subtle reminder of the land's enduring bounty.

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.