Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: East Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Cretingham, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cretingham 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 Cretingham, 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 | Cretingham |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | East Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.195293 |
| Longitude | 1.258343 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cretingham reveals itself through the low, insistent hum of agricultural machinery and the heavy, damp scent of turned earth that clings to the valley floor. It lies 4.0 miles west-south-west of Framlingham (from Framlingham: bearing 243°T, OS grid TM 227 602), and is situated west of Brandeston village. The local topography is defined by a series of subtle rises and damp hollows, where the light in late afternoon catches the flint-knapped walls of the parish church with a cool, silver intensity. A sense of long-settled quietude permeates the lanes, punctuated only by the presence of the Cretingham Village Sign, which stands as a sentinel at the heart of the parish. To the northeast, the Moat Farm Moated Site remnants offer a silent index of medieval habitation, their stagnant waters holding reflections of an expansive, shifting sky. The surrounding fields remain vast and open, reflecting a landscape that has prioritised the slow, methodical work of the plough for centuries. Further south, the High House Meadows, Monewden SSSI provides a rare pocket of undisturbed biodiversity, where the grasses bow under the weight of the morning dew. Through such features, Cretingham maintains a character forged not by grand gestures, but by the persistent, unyielding rhythm of the Suffolk clay.
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Explore Cretingham, 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: 52.195293, 1.258343. 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. |