Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: East Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Kirkley, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kirkley 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 Kirkley, 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 | Kirkley |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | East Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.460783 |
| Longitude | 1.738327 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Kirkley marks the southern reach of the Suffolk coastline, where the land meets the North Sea in a long, salt-bleached exhale. It lies 1.3 miles south-south-west of Lowestoft (from Lowestoft: bearing 204°T, OS grid TM 540 913). The salt-heavy air here carries a distinctive sharpness, biting at the brickwork of Victorian terraces that turn their faces toward the horizon. Near the shoreline, the Richard Henry Reeve Memorial stands as a silent sentinel, its presence echoing the maritime gravity that defines the local character. Further inland, the greenery of Kensington Gardens offers a quiet respite, where the light filters through the leaves to pool in patches of shifting, restless gold upon the paths. Beyond these cultivated spaces, the horizon remains wide and indifferent, shaped by the constant, rhythmic erosion of the tide. Kirkley maintains a stubborn independence, its streets unfolding with a functional, unadorned grace that ignores the tourist glare of neighbouring resorts. Here, the hum of the sea provides a persistent, low-frequency pulse beneath the daily movements of those who live between the harbour and the marshy edges of the fen.
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Explore Kirkley, 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: 52.460783, 1.738327. 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. |