Great Welnetham Suffolk Map

About Great Welnetham

Great Welnetham breathes the quietude of West Suffolk's undulating fields. It lies 5.6 km south-south-east of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 155°T, OS grid TL 878 593), and is situated south of Sicklesmere village. The village itself, a scattering of houses and farms, seems to absorb the soft, diffused light that so often graces this corner of England, lending a gentle luminescence to the surrounding pastureland. The occasional gleam of a tiled roof catches the sun, a small, man-made echo of the sky's vastness. Though no grand abbey or imposing castle marks its skyline, the enduring presence of St. Bartholomew's church, with its sturdy flint walls, offers a silent testament to centuries of quiet devotion. The land here, largely agricultural, whispers of seasons past and present, a subtle rhythm maintained by the turning of the soil and the growth of crops.

About This Great Welnetham Map Page

Explore Great Welnetham, 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: 52.200411, 0.748093. 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.