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Fakenham Magna Suffolk Map

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

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

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PlaceFakenham Magna
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughWest Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.352988
Longitude0.803784
Place TypeVillage

About Fakenham Magna

Fakenham Magna marks a quiet point in the flat, open expanse of West Suffolk, where the horizon feels wide enough to swallow the light of a late afternoon. It lies 4.7 miles south-south-east of Thetford (from Thetford: bearing 152°T, OS grid TL 910 764), and is situated north-north-west of Sapiston village. A wooden signpost stands near the road, offering a small, carved greeting that signals the threshold of the place to any traveller passing through. Beyond the houses, the earth rises slightly toward the Ringwork in Burnthall Plantation, where the hushed ghosts of medieval defences remain buried under a dense cover of trees. The air here holds a particular stillness, undisturbed by the modern rush, as if the landscape itself prefers the slow pace of the passing seasons. To the east, the sprawling Fakenham Wood and Sapiston Great Grove SSSI creates a vast, green lung that breathes life into the surrounding fields. Fakenham Magna remains defined by this proximity to wilder, unmanaged growth, where shadows lengthen across the grass in a way that makes the present moment feel both fragile and permanent. Winter frosts often settle heavily here, turning the heavy, clay-rich soil into a hard, silvered crust that glimmers under a pale, unblinking sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Fakenham Magna Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 333° NNW
  • Ringwork In Burnthall Plantation (Scheduled Monument) — 0.3 mi, 149° SSE · 1 ha
  • Broom Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 221° SW
  • Mickle Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 070° ENE
  • Bell Barrow 420M North West Of Park Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 347° NNW
  • Broad Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 338° NNW
  • Fakenham Wood And Sapiston Great Grove Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 075° ENE · 201 ha
  • The Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 334° NNW
  • Euston Park (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.3 mi, 355° N · 583 ha
  • Two Pickett-Hamilton Forts At Honington Airfield, 750M And 1.25Km South West Of Broomhill Cottages (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 235° SW
  • Broad Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 212° SSW
  • Long Spinney (Forest / Woodland) — 1.8 mi, 355° N
  • Rush Bottom (Valley) — 1.8 mi, 221° SW
  • Rushfordroad Belts (Forest / Woodland) — 2.1 mi, 001° N
  • Bardwell Windmill (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 133° SE
  • Barnham Heath Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 323° NW · 79 ha
  • Church of St Peter and St Paul (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 214° SW
  • Shadwell Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.8 mi, 012° NNE · 195 ha
  • Boundary Post (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 315° NW
  • Barnham Cross (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 317° NW
  • Nunnery Gateway (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 329° NNW
  • Castle Meadow (Park) — 4.5 mi, 334° NNW
  • Melford Common (Park) — 4.5 mi, 336° NNW
  • Thetford Heath (National Nature Reserve) — 4.5 mi, 302° WNW · 98 ha
  • Wyken Vinyards (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 134° SE
  • Dad's Army Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 332° NNW
  • Pakenham Water Mill (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 162° SSE
  • Charles Burrell Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 330° NNW
  • Ancient House Museum of Thetford Life (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 331° NNW
  • The Black Bourn (River) — 5.0 mi, 161° SSE

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About This Fakenham Magna Map Page

Explore Fakenham Magna, 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: 52.352988, 0.803784. 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.