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Alderton Suffolk Map

Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: East Suffolk · Region: Eastern

Explore Alderton, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Alderton 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.

Interactive Map of Alderton, Suffolk

How to Use This Alderton, Suffolk Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alderton, Suffolk, 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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PlaceAlderton
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughEast Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.023692
Longitude1.415161
Place TypeVillage

About Alderton

Sunlight catches the salt-bleached brickwork of Alderton, where the horizon meets the wide, grey expanse of the North Sea. It lies 4.9 miles north-north-east of Felixstowe (from Felixstowe: bearing 33°T, OS grid TM 343 416), and is situated north of Bawdsey village. The Alderton Village Sign greets travellers with a stillness that seems to hold the very weight of the shifting coastal air. Beyond the quiet lanes, the earth holds ancient secrets at the Settlement Site E Of The Cedars, a landscape where the grass grows thick over layers of forgotten hearths. The wind carries a sharp, metallic tang from the coast, hinting at the proximity of the Martello Tower by Bawdsey Beach, a stoic sentinel against the encroaching tides. Fields of barley ripple under a vast, unclouded sky, their golden stalks bowing as if in reverence to the relentless Suffolk breeze. Alderton remains a place defined by its edges, where the solid land begins its slow surrender to the hungry marshes that define the surrounding geography. Every chimney pot and garden fence stands sharp against a horizon that feels infinite and untamed.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Alderton Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 029° NNE
  • Settlement Site E Of The Cedars (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 035° NE · 8 ha
  • Buckanay Farm Pit, Alderton Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 065° ENE
  • Martello Tower Se Of Buckanay Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 085° E
  • Martello Tower By Bawdsey Beach (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 115° ESE
  • Alderton Marshes (Wetland) — 1.4 mi, 231° SW
  • The Run (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 024° NNE
  • Bawdsey Marshes (Wetland) — 1.7 mi, 196° SSW
  • Bawdsey Cliff Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 176° S · 17 ha
  • Bawdsey Beach (Beach) — 1.9 mi, 174° S
  • Queen's Fleet (River) — 2.1 mi, 205° SSW
  • Bawdsey Manor (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.2 mi, 190° S · 59 ha
  • Bawdsey Quay (Park) — 2.3 mi, 199° SSW
  • Barthorp's Creek (River) — 2.4 mi, 054° NE
  • Suffolk Punch Trust (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 030° NNE
  • Felixstowe Ferry Millennium Green (Park) — 2.7 mi, 202° SSW
  • Loam Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 326° NW
  • Oak Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.4 mi, 334° NNW
  • Upper Hollesley Common (Forest / Woodland) — 3.6 mi, 358° N
  • Frogs Hole Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.8 mi, 333° NNW
  • Ely Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.9 mi, 026° NNE
  • Saxtead Bottom (Valley) — 4.4 mi, 324° NW
  • Walton Old Hall (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 216° SW
  • Rendlesham UFO Landing Site #2 (Viewpoint) — 4.6 mi, 019° NNE
  • Rendlesham East Gate (Viewpoint) — 4.6 mi, 007° N
  • Boyton Dock (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 042° NE
  • Rendlesham Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 4.8 mi, 357° N
  • Rendlesham UFO Landing Site #1 (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 017° NNE
  • Felixstowe Beach (Beach) — 5.5 mi, 212° SSW
  • Ocean Boulevard (Theme Park) — 5.6 mi, 213° SSW

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About This Alderton Map Page

Explore Alderton, Suffolk, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.023692, 1.415161. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.