Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore West Lexham, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Lexham 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 Lexham, 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 Lexham |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.720983 |
| Longitude | 0.728382 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
West Lexham emerges from the flat, open expanses of the Breckland landscape as a quiet collection of flint and brick. It lies 5.3 miles north-north-east of Swaffham (from Swaffham: bearing 18°T, OS grid TF 843 171), and is situated north-east of Castle Acre village. The West Lexham Village Sign marks the centre, standing sentinel over a road that carries the weight of centuries through the light, sandy soil of Norfolk. To the north-east, the rise of Burrow Hill breaks the horizon, offering a vantage point over the fields that have been ploughed since the medieval era. The light here is thin and pale, catching the surfaces of local stone in a way that makes the architecture feel brittle and honest. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the expansive grounds of Lexham Hall stretch out, defined by a deliberate, manicured order that contrasts with the wilder, scrubby edges of the surrounding tracks. West Lexham exists in this quiet tension between the managed parkland and the ancient, unyielding earth of the Breckland plain.
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Explore West Lexham, 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: 52.720983, 0.728382. 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. |