Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Babergh · Region: Eastern
Explore Bildeston, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bildeston 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 | Bildeston |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | Babergh |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.107897 |
| Longitude | 0.908201 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bildeston rests within the gentle embrace of Suffolk's rolling countryside. It lies 7.9 km north-north-west of Hadleigh (from Hadleigh: bearing 336°T, OS grid TL 992 494), and is situated north-east of Chelsworth village. The ancient church of St. Mary, with its sturdy tower, watches over the village, a silent sentinel of centuries past, its stone weathered by countless seasons. A sense of quiet industry, perhaps a legacy of its market town past, still seems to linger in the air, a subtle echo of trade and community. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of greens and golds under the wide East Anglian sky, offer a profound sense of place, their fertility a constant reminder of the land's enduring bounty. Even on a still day, one can almost feel the subtle currents of history that have shaped Bildeston, a continuity as palpable as the soft breeze.
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Explore Bildeston, 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: 52.107897, 0.908201. 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. |