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Belstead Suffolk Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Belstead, 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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PlaceBelstead
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughBabergh
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.028802
Longitude1.108398
Place TypeVillage

About Belstead

Belstead emerges from the Suffolk landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low, heavy light typical of the East Anglian horizon. It lies 2.7 miles south-west of Ipswich (from Ipswich: bearing 224°T, OS grid TM 133 412), and is situated east-south-east of Washbrook village. The terrain here holds a persistent stillness, where the earth seems to absorb the passage of time rather than record it in stone. A short walk south-south-west brings one to the Belstead Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that stands as a modest sentinel over the local lanes. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the land dips toward the Bobbitshole, Belstead Sssi, where the damp, rich soil supports a fragile, protected ecosystem. This geological depression offers a glimpse into a wilder, more ancient iteration of the county, far removed from the hum of modern transit. The nearby presence of Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park introduces a faint, earthly scent of livestock and activity, grounding the parish in its long-standing agricultural tradition. Belstead remains a place of subtle transitions, where the grey sky meets the furrowed fields in a seamless, unbroken line.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Belstead Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 209° SSW
  • Ellenbrook Open Space (Park) — 0.8 mi, 052° NE
  • Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 0.9 mi, 123° ESE
  • Stonelodge Park (Park) — 1.1 mi, 029° NNE
  • Bobbitshole, Belstead Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.1 mi, 089° E · 2 ha
  • Bourne Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 094° E
  • Beech Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 011° N
  • Belstead Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 081° E
  • Richard Rapier Stokes (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 075° ENE
  • Chantry Walled Garden (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 009° N
  • Wood's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.8 mi, 292° WNW
  • Red Rose Chain (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 040° NE
  • Stalls Valley (Valley) — 2.0 mi, 128° SE
  • Chantry Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.0 mi, 007° N
  • Ostrich Creek (River) — 2.0 mi, 080° E
  • Freston And Cutler'S Woods With Holbrook Park Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 134° SE · 142 ha
  • Wherstead Ooze (Wetland) — 2.2 mi, 090° E
  • Redgate Hard (Wetland) — 2.6 mi, 102° ESE
  • Area Of Middle And Late Saxon Town, Off Greyfriars Road (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 050° NE
  • Wolsey'S Gate, College Street (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 051° NE
  • Sir John Mills Theatre (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 027° NNE
  • Ipswich Maritime Trust Window Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 052° NE
  • King Street Cinema (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 043° NE
  • Omniplex (Cinema) — 2.7 mi, 045° NE
  • Dominican Friary (Remains Of), And A Section Of The East Precinct Wall (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 051° NE
  • Blackfriars (Historic Ruins) — 2.8 mi, 050° NE
  • Big Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 064° ENE
  • Ipswich Art School (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 039° NE
  • The Hold (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 054° NE
  • Christchurch Mansion (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 044° NE

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About This Belstead Map Page

Explore Belstead, 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: 52.028802, 1.108398. 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.