Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: King's Lynn and West Norfolk · Region: Eastern
Explore West Head, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Head 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 West Head, 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 | West Head |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.626335 |
| Longitude | 0.325713 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Head emerges from the flat, industrious plains of Norfolk as a quiet sentinel over the reclaimed fens. It lies 2.7 miles north-west of Downham Market (from Downham Market: bearing 307°T, OS grid TF 575 057), and is situated north of Barroway Drove village. The horizon here possesses a singular, expansive quality, where the sky claims more dominion over the earth than the low-lying fields themselves. West Head exists in a landscape defined by the geometry of drainage, where the nearby Old Bedford River carries the weight of centuries of hydrological ambition toward the sea. The light at dusk strikes these damp, silty expanses with a pale, pearlescent clarity that reveals the true, unadorned character of the terrain. A short distance away, the waters of the Relief Channel act as a shimmering mirror for the passing clouds, grounding the hamlet in a network of essential, man-made arteries. Life in West Head remains tethered to the rhythmic persistence of the seasons, untouched by the frantic pace of the modern world.
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Explore West Head, 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: 52.626335, 0.325713. 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. |