Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Broadland · Region: Eastern
Explore Swannington, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swannington 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 Swannington, 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 | Swannington |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Broadland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.728858 |
| Longitude | 1.158584 |
| Place Type | Village |
Swannington reveals itself through a landscape of quiet, reclaimed industry where the scars of former mining have softened into verdant, undulating heathland. It lies 3.1 miles south-east of Reepham (from Reepham: bearing 139°T, OS grid TG 133 192), and is situated south of Brandiston village. The light here has a peculiar, translucent quality, catching the silvered bark of birch trees that colonise the sandy soil of Swannington Common. Beneath the surface, the ghosts of old coal pits remain, though they are now obscured by the encroaching bracken and the persistent, slow work of roots. A short distance away, the Alderford Common SSSI offers a fragile sanctuary for rare flora, its eighteen hectares marked by a stillness that seems to suspend time entirely. Swannington maintains a modest, unassuming air, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares. The local horizon is defined by the subtle shift of seasons across these commons, where the wind possesses a sharp, clean clarity born of open space. Such places do not ask for attention; they simply endure, holding their history in the quiet geometry of the land.
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Explore Swannington, 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: 52.728858, 1.158584. 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. |