Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: East Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Bawdsey, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bawdsey 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 Bawdsey, 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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| Place | Bawdsey |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | East Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.009162 |
| Longitude | 1.418689 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bawdsey commands a quiet stretch of the Suffolk coastline where the grey North Sea meets the soft, crumbling edges of the land. It lies 4.2 miles north-east of Felixstowe (from Felixstowe: bearing 42°T, OS grid TM 347 400), and is situated south of Alderton village. The light here possesses a pale, saline clarity that sharpens the silhouette of the Martello Tower By Bawdsey Beach, a stoic sentinel watching over the shifting tide. Below the bluffs, the Bawdsey Cliff SSSI reveals layers of geological time, its fossil-rich sands whispering of ancient, vanished environments. Inland, the flat expanse of Bawdsey Marshes stretches out, a low-lying sanctuary where the wind dictates the movement of the reeds. Bawdsey Manor stands as a Victorian monument to ambition, its architecture casting long, imposing shadows toward the river Deben. The air carries a persistent, rhythmic tang of salt, defining the boundary between the cultivated fields and the relentless reach of the waves.
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Explore Bawdsey, 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: 52.009162, 1.418689. 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. |