Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: West Suffolk · Region: Eastern
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| Place | Ampton |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | West Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.308499 |
| Longitude | 0.736768 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ampton, a quiet hamlet, breathes the very essence of West Suffolk's gentle countryside. It lies 7.1 km north-north-east of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 13°T, OS grid TL 866 713), and is situated east-north-east of Ingham village. The land here rolls with a subtle grace, fields of barley and wheat catching the sun's fleeting gold, their stalks whispering secrets to the passing breeze. The ancient parish church of St. Peter, a humble sentinel of weathered stone, stands as a quiet testament to centuries of devotion, its quietude mirroring the hamlet's own peaceful existence. The air itself seems to hold a particular stillness, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the soft rustle of leaves in the hedgerows, a soundscape as old as the land itself. Ampton’s charm lies not in grand pronouncements, but in these hushed moments, in the subtle beauty of a landscape shaped by seasons and enduring quiet.
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Explore Ampton, 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: 52.308499, 0.736768. 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. |