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Cretingham Suffolk Map

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.

Interactive Map of Cretingham, Suffolk

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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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PlaceCretingham
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughEast Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.195293
Longitude1.258343
Place TypeVillage

About Cretingham

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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cretingham Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 013° NNE
  • Moat Farm Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 041° NE
  • Moated Site At Folly Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 151° SSE
  • Chapel Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 192° SSW
  • Gravelpit Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 088° E
  • Moated Site 1/2 Mile (800M) Sw Of Moat Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 214° SW
  • High House Meadows, Monewden Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 182° S · 3 ha
  • King's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 033° NNE
  • The Green (Park) — 1.7 mi, 016° NNE
  • Monewden Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 180° S · 4 ha
  • Kettleburgh Green (Park) — 2.5 mi, 090° E
  • The Leys (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 238° WSW
  • Crows Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.8 mi, 308° NW · 7 ha
  • Helmingham Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 3.0 mi, 241° WSW
  • Easton Farm Park (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 115° ESE
  • The Gull (River) — 3.8 mi, 063° ENE
  • Otley Bottom (Valley) — 3.9 mi, 200° SSW
  • Giles's Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.9 mi, 304° NW
  • The Gulls (River) — 4.0 mi, 311° NW
  • 493rd Bomb Group Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 176° S
  • Framlingham Castle (Castle) — 4.2 mi, 062° ENE
  • Tower 1 (Historic Ruins) — 4.2 mi, 062° ENE
  • Tudor Bridge Remains (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 062° ENE
  • Suffolk Coast & Heaths (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 5.1 mi, 098° E · 405 ha
  • Suffolk Owl Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.2 mi, 265° W
  • Parham Airfield Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 090° E
  • Mid Suffolk Light Railway (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 303° WNW
  • Glemham Hall (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 098° E
  • Riverside Theatre (Cinema) — 7.7 mi, 161° SSE
  • Woodbridge Tide Mill (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 160° SSE

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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.

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.