Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Breckland · Region: Eastern
Explore Woodrising, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Woodrising 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 | Woodrising |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Breckland |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.590631 |
| Longitude | 0.933611 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Woodrising, a quiet corner of Breckland, breathes the hushed air of the Norfolk countryside. It lies 3.5 km west-north-west of Hingham (from Hingham: bearing 290°T, OS grid TF 988 032), and is situated south-south-east of Cranworth village. The gentle slopes of the land here are given over to fields that, in the late afternoon sun, often hold a burnished quality, as if brushed with the very essence of autumn. A sense of continuity, as old as the chalk soil beneath, seems to permeate Woodrising, a place where the quiet hum of agricultural life carries on. The lanes, often bordered by hedgerows that have seen generations of seasons, offer a peaceful passage, each turn revealing the subtle shifts in the landscape. Even the sky above Woodrising appears to hold a unique clarity, a vast canvas that amplifies the stillness of the countryside.
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Explore Woodrising, 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: 52.590631, 0.933611. 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. |