Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore Stanford, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stanford 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.
| Place | Stanford |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.518466 |
| Longitude | 0.729904 |
| Place Type | Village |
Stanford breathes the quiet air of Breckland, a place where the sky seems to stretch further and the fields hold their secrets close. It lies 8.8 km south-west of Watton (from Watton: bearing 228°T, OS grid TL 853 946), and is situated east of Ickburgh village. The land around Stanford rolls with a subtle dignity, a landscape that has seen seasons turn and generations pass, its chalky soil yielding to the patient plough. The church, St. Andrew's, stands as a stoic sentinel, its ancient flint walls absorbing the soft, diffused light that often filters through the Norfolk sky. A sense of enduring peace pervades Stanford, a feeling that the present is merely a continuation of a long, unhurried story.
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Explore Stanford, 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: 52.518466, 0.729904. 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 | June 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. |