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Debenham Suffolk Map

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

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

This page also offers OS MAPS — Ordnance Survey Outdoor mapping and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets — plus a labelled National Grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.

Interactive Map of Debenham, Suffolk

How to Use This Debenham, Suffolk Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Debenham, 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.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

Drag the map to pan to any area of Suffolk or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Debenham and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

OS MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows OS Outdoor mapping — contours, footpaths, bridleways and access land. Explorer 1:25k shows the OS Explorer sheets themselves: the orange-covered 1:25 000 maps walkers, fell runners and mountain rescue teams use, with field boundaries, rights of way and open access land. The search box finds any British town, village or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Debenham.

Reading the map like a paper Explorer sheet. Click Grid to overlay the OS National Grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference such as NY 266 234 by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as an OS National Grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what mountain rescue and the coastguard work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need mobile coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your grid reference stays correct even where the map itself cannot load, which in the Lakes, the Dales and the Highlands is often exactly where you need it.

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PlaceDebenham
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughMid Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.224582
Longitude1.181419
Place TypeVillage

About Debenham

Debenham retains a stubborn, quiet dignity that reveals itself most clearly in the weathered timber frames of its older houses. It lies 6.8 miles west of Framlingham (from Framlingham: bearing 272°T, OS grid TM 173 632), and is situated south-west of Kenton village. The River Deben winds its way through the landscape here, offering a modest, shimmering presence that has defined the local character for centuries. Near the northern edge, the waters of Giles’s Hole catch the afternoon light, transforming the surface into a mirror for the shifting East Anglian clouds. A short walk away, the ornate Debenham Village Sign serves as a sentinel, marking the pride of a place that has long maintained its own distinct pace. The surrounding fields, rich and heavy with clay, seem to hold the heat of the sun long after the day has begun to fade. Beyond the immediate streets, the expansive grounds of Crows Hall offer a glimpse into a grander architectural past, standing firm against the encroachment of modern utility. Debenham remains a place where the work of the land and the quiet habits of inhabitants continue to exist in a deliberate, unforced harmony.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Debenham Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 154° SSE
  • Giles's Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.2 mi, 014° NNE
  • The Gulls (River) — 0.6 mi, 023° NNE
  • Esther's Moat (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 255° WSW
  • Crows Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.1 mi, 107° ESE · 7 ha
  • Mickfield Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.8 mi, 272° W · 2 ha
  • Fox Fritillary Meadow, Framsden Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 151° SSE · 2 ha
  • Suffolk Owl Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.1 mi, 217° SW
  • Mid Suffolk Light Railway Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 303° WNW
  • The Leys (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.6 mi, 166° SSE
  • Helmingham Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 3.6 mi, 173° S · 155 ha
  • Earl Soham Lodge Moated Site And Fishponds (Scheduled Monument) — 3.7 mi, 091° E · 1 ha
  • The Green (Park) — 3.8 mi, 096° E
  • Clay Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.9 mi, 233° SW
  • Moated Site S Of Basting'S Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 4.0 mi, 152° SSE
  • Moated Site 1/2 Mile (800M) Sw Of Moat Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 4.0 mi, 140° SE
  • King's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.1 mi, 102° ESE
  • Saxtead Bottom (Valley) — 5.8 mi, 077° ENE
  • Kettleburgh Green (Park) — 6.1 mi, 109° ESE
  • 95th Bomb Group Red Feather Club (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 012° NNE
  • 95th Bomb Group Memorial Hospital (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 008° N
  • River Ore (River) — 6.7 mi, 082° E
  • WW2 Spigot Mortar Base (Historic Ruins) — 6.7 mi, 350° N
  • Eye Castle (Castle) — 6.7 mi, 349° NNW
  • Thornham Walks (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 321° NW
  • Framlingham Castle (Castle) — 7.0 mi, 090° E
  • Tudor Bridge Remains (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 090° E
  • Easton Farm Park (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 119° ESE
  • 493rd Bomb Group Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 150° SSE
  • Shrubland Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 7.2 mi, 208° SSW · 251 ha

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About This Debenham Map Page

Explore Debenham, 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: 52.224582, 1.181419. 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.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any British town, village or landmark by name; offers OS Outdoor and the OS Explorer 1:25 000 sheets as base layers; overlays a labelled OS National Grid so the map can be read like a printed Explorer sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as an OS National Grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require mobile coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the grid reference remains correct even where the map cannot load.

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 builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; OS Outdoor and OS Explorer 1:25 000 via the OS Maps API — contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights; magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
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.