Cretingham Suffolk Map

About Cretingham

Cretingham rests in the gentle embrace of Suffolk's rolling landscape. It lies 6.4 km west-south-west of Framlingham (from Framlingham: bearing 243°T, OS grid TM 227 602), and is situated west of Brandeston village. The fields surrounding Cretingham, often a rich, fertile loam, seem to hold the memory of countless harvests, catching the low afternoon sun in broad, golden swathes. A quiet stream, its waters reflecting the rustling leaves of ancient oaks, meanders through the parish, a cool, murmuring presence in the agricultural heartland. The village itself, a collection of homes gathered around a modest green, feels like a secret whispered between the hedgerows, a place where time has softened its edges. The church of St. Peter, its flint walls catching the light with a subtle, pale gleam, stands as a silent sentinel, its spire a slender finger pointing towards the vast, often cloud-sculpted sky.

About This Cretingham Map Page

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.