Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: East Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Henstead, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Henstead 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 Henstead, 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.
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| Place | Henstead |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | East Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.414911 |
| Longitude | 1.666818 |
| Place Type | Village |
Henstead reveals itself through the low, amber light that stretches across the flat Suffolk horizon, illuminating fields that have long surrendered their secrets to the plough. It lies 5.3 miles south-east of Beccles (from Beccles: bearing 124°T, OS grid TM 494 859), and is situated west-south-west of Black Street village. The Henstead Village Sign stands as a silent sentinel, marking the point where the quiet lanes converge under the vast, pale sky. Beyond the domestic boundaries, the Hundred River winds through the landscape with a sluggish, deliberate grace, carving a path through the quiet marshes. The air here holds a particular clarity, sharpened by the proximity of the coast and the subtle, rhythmic pulse of the changing seasons. Further to the east, the reeds at Latymere Dam sway in unison, their brittle movement providing a soft, percussive soundtrack to the stillness of the afternoon. Henstead remains defined by this expansive horizon, where the earth meets the sky in a seamless, muted collision of greens and greys.
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Explore Henstead, 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: 52.414911, 1.666818. 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. |