Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: West Suffolk · Region: Eastern
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| Place | Fornham St Martin |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | West Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.270447 |
| Longitude | 0.713153 |
| Place Type | Village |
Fornham St Martin whispers its presence as a quiet Norfolk parish, a place where the Suffolk sky seems to hold a particular, almost luminous, quality. It lies 2.7 km north of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 359°T, OS grid TL 852 670), and is situated east-south-east of Fornham All Saints village. The ancient church of St Martin of Tours, its flint walls weathered by centuries of wind and rain, stands as a silent sentinel, its spire a gentle punctuation mark against the horizon. The surrounding landscape, a gentle sweep of arable land, often catches the afternoon sun in a way that imbues the fields with a soft, golden hue, a transient beauty that speaks of the enduring agricultural life of Fornham St Martin. Though no grand abbey or castle dominates its skyline, the very air in Fornham St Martin carries a certain historical resonance, a quiet dignity that has been shaped by generations of those who have called it home.
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Explore Fornham St Martin, 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: 52.270447, 0.713153. 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 | June 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. |