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Carlton Suffolk Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Carlton, 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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PlaceCarlton
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughEast Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.226848
Longitude1.489243
Place TypeVillage

About Carlton

Carlton emerges from the Suffolk landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the low, expansive horizon of the East Anglian plains. It lies 0.9 miles north of Saxmundham (from Saxmundham: bearing 353°T, OS grid TM 383 644), and is situated south-south-west of Kelsale village. The sunlight here has a thin, brittle quality, illuminating the flint-knapped masonry of local architecture with a clarity that renders every grain of stone distinct. Walking towards the Kelsale cum Carlton Village Sign, one catches the scent of damp earth and cooling asphalt, a reminder of the agrarian rhythms that have long dictated the pace of life. Carlton remains tethered to these fields, where the sky claims more territory than the land itself, creating a sense of openness that stretches toward the distant, unseen coast. A short distance away, the quiet waters of The Basin reflect the passing of clouds, holding the silence of the countryside in a mirror of glass. The geography is modest, marked by shallow inclines and the steady, unpretentious endurance of a place that values its own seclusion. Life in Carlton continues in the shadow of these ancient, shifting fields, where the wind carries the restless spirit of the North Sea across the flat, heavy soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Kelsale cum Carlton Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 031° NNE
  • Saxmundham Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 172° S
  • The Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 218° SW
  • Remains of Church (Historic Ruins) — 2.0 mi, 117° ESE
  • The Canal (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 189° S
  • South Grange Medieval Monastic Grange (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 342° NNW · 5 ha
  • Baker's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.7 mi, 261° W
  • Glemham House Park And Garden (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.8 mi, 234° SW · 69 ha
  • River Yox (River) — 2.9 mi, 023° NNE
  • College And Franciscan Nunnery, Water Control Features And Formal Garden Remains At Bruisyard Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 3.2 mi, 293° WNW · 4 ha
  • Church Common Round Barrows (Scheduled Monument) — 3.5 mi, 161° SSE
  • Gromford Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 179° S · 2 ha
  • Middleton Watercourse (River) — 3.7 mi, 056° ENE
  • Cransford Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 268° W · 5 ha
  • Leiston Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 096° E
  • Long Shop Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 110° ESE
  • Leiston Film Theatre (Cinema) — 4.0 mi, 111° ESE
  • Parham Airfield Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 239° WSW
  • Snape Maltings Concert Hall (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 175° S
  • Britten Studio (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 176° S
  • Snape Maltings (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 176° S
  • Lily Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.5 mi, 141° SE
  • Black Heath Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 4.6 mi, 152° SSE
  • Village Green (Park) — 4.7 mi, 054° NE
  • Saunders' Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.8 mi, 074° ENE
  • Sandy Point (Wetland) — 4.9 mi, 159° SSE
  • Dunwich Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 5.3 mi, 093° E
  • Hazlewood Marshes (Wetland) — 5.4 mi, 144° SE
  • Westleton Heath (National Nature Reserve) — 5.6 mi, 058° ENE · 48 ha
  • Suffolk Coast & Heaths (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 5.6 mi, 239° WSW · 405 ha

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About This Carlton Map Page

Explore Carlton, 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: 52.226848, 1.489243. 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.