Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Mid Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Brackenham, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Brackenham 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 Brackenham, 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 | Brackenham |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | Mid Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.289215 |
| Longitude | 1.129145 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Brackenham emerges from the flat, heavy clay soils of the Suffolk interior, where the horizon stretches wide and indifferent under an expansive, pale sky. It lies 2.3 miles south-south-west of Eye (from Eye: bearing 198°T, OS grid TM 135 702), and is situated north-west of Thorndon village. The quietude of the surrounding fields is broken only by the rhythmic machinery of modern agriculture, which continues a long tradition of working this stubborn, fertile earth. A short distance away, the dark, still surface of Thorndon Pool reflects the shifting moods of the clouds, offering a cool respite from the heat of the summer sun. Brackenham maintains a modest presence, defined by its dispersed dwellings and the narrow lanes that wind between hedgerows thick with hawthorn and blackthorn. The light here has a particular clarity, catching the frost on winter furrows or the sudden, sharp gold of autumn stubble. Historic markers of human habitation linger nearby, such as the moated site at Cranley Hall, where stagnant water still guards the memory of medieval lives. Such traces remind the observer that Brackenham occupies a landscape where the past is not buried, but merely absorbed into the slow, circular life of the soil.
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Explore Brackenham, 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: 52.289215, 1.129145. 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. |