Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: East Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Iken, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Iken 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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| Place | Iken |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | East Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.148928 |
| Longitude | 1.520704 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ancient salt-marshes and the shifting currents of the River Alde define the quiet, lonely character of Iken. It lies 3.4 miles west of Aldeburgh (from Aldeburgh: bearing 266°T, OS grid TM 409 559), and is situated south-south-east of Snape village. The tide pulls rhythmically against the mudflats of Upper Troublesome Reach, where the water takes on a bruised, metallic sheen under the expansive Suffolk sky. Iken remains defined by its isolation, far removed from the bustle of modern thoroughfares and anchored by the solitary, flint-clad tower of St Botolph’s Church. This structure stands as a sentinel over the water, its weathered stone reflecting the muted, silver light that frequently descends upon the riverbanks. To the west, the protected biodiversity of Iken Wood SSSI provides a dense, tangled contrast to the open, wind-scoured expanses of the surrounding wetlands. The history of the landscape is etched in the earth itself, marked by the silent presence of the Bowl Barrow on Iken Heath, which rises from the soil like a slumbering beast. Here, the wind carries a persistent, briny sharpness, stripping away artifice and leaving only the raw, elemental beauty of the coast.
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Explore Iken, 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: 52.148928, 1.520704. 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. |