Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Ipswich · Region: Eastern
Explore Gainsborough, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Gainsborough 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gainsborough, 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 Gainsborough and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Gainsborough |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | Ipswich |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.032841 |
| Longitude | 1.183732 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Gainsborough reveals itself as a persistent extension of the Suffolk landscape, where the suburban geometry of mid-twentieth-century planning meets the encroaching patience of the natural world. It lies 2.1 miles south-east of Ipswich (from Ipswich: bearing 142°T, OS grid TM 184 419), and is situated north-north-east of Freston village. The residential streets of Gainsborough draw their character from the proximity of the River Orwell, whose tidal pull dictates a subtle, rhythmic shift in the local atmosphere. Residents find their daily paths punctuated by the sight of the Handstanding sculpture, a striking piece of public art that offers a sharp, modern silhouette against the muted sky. To the south-west, the expansive greenery of Orwell Country Park serves as a quiet buffer, allowing the damp, salt-scented air of the estuary to drift inland. The light here often feels thin and pale, clinging to the brickwork of the houses during the long afternoons of early spring. Gainsborough maintains a quiet equilibrium, existing as a place where the hum of the nearby transit routes is frequently softened by the vast, open horizons of the surrounding marshland.
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Explore Gainsborough, 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: 52.032841, 1.183732. 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 | August 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. |