Kessingland Suffolk Map

About Kessingland

Kessingland breathes the salty tang of the North Sea, a coastal village settled on the low cliffs of East Suffolk. It lies 6.7 km south-south-west of Lowestoft (from Lowestoft: bearing 202°T, OS grid TM 525 868), and is situated east of Black Street village. The long, open beach here, a sweep of shingle and sand, often catches the pale, diffused light peculiar to these eastern shores, a light that seems to bleach the very colour from the marram grass. For centuries, Kessingland’s lifeblood was drawn from the sea, its fishermen venturing out from the shore, their catches once a vital part of the local economy. Today, the remnants of this maritime past are echoed in the weathered cottages and the quiet hum of pleasure craft that now grace the coastline, a gentler rhythm replacing the urgency of the fishing fleets. The village itself, with its broad main street, offers a sense of enduring resilience, a quiet testament to lives lived in tune with the ebb and flow of the tides.

About This Kessingland Map Page

Explore Kessingland, 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: 52.421676, 1.713401. 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.