Burthorpe Suffolk Map

About Burthorpe

Burthorpe rests in the gentle embrace of West Suffolk's rolling arable lands, a quiet testament to the enduring agricultural heart of England. It lies 8.1 km west of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 270°T, OS grid TL 772 640), and is situated east-north-east of Barrow village. The landscape surrounding Burthorpe breathes with the soft hues of ripening wheat and barley, a panorama painted by the sun’s generous hand, especially in the late afternoon when long shadows stretch across the fields. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, weave a silent narrative of centuries of cultivation, their tangled branches offering sanctuary to unseen wildlife. The very air here seems to hum with a quiet industry, a legacy of the farming that has shaped this land for generations, its subtle scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke a constant companion. Even the sky above Burthorpe seems to possess a particular quality, a vast canvas where clouds drift with a stately, unhurried grace, lending a profound sense of peace to the scene.

About This Burthorpe Map Page

Explore Burthorpe, 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: 52.245901, 0.595038. 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.