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Lackford Suffolk Map

Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: West Suffolk · Region: Eastern

Explore Lackford, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lackford 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.

Interactive Map of Lackford, Suffolk

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lackford, 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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PlaceLackford
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughWest Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.301138
Longitude0.627326
Place TypeVillage

About Lackford

Lackford rises from the flat, sandy soils of the Lark Valley, where the light seems to hold a peculiar, pale clarity that reveals the sharp edges of the horizon. It lies 5.3 miles north-west of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 316°T, OS grid TL 792 702), and is situated west of Flempton village. The local landscape is defined by a low, persistent stillness, punctuated by the refined metalwork of the Lackford Village Sign that marks a quiet centre point for those traversing the lanes. To the east, the sprawling expanse of Lackford Lakes SSSI captures the sky in a series of flooded gravel pits, providing a sanctuary where water and reeds perform a slow, shifting dialogue. Beyond these pools, the terrain lifts slightly towards the ancient, grass-covered rise of Cuckoo Hill, an earthwork that holds the silence of centuries within its rounded crown. The air here carries the scent of pine needles from the nearby Long Belt, a woodland that acts as a dark, evergreen fringe against the wider agricultural fields. Lackford maintains a character of understated endurance, indifferent to the clamour of modern industry. Life here is measured by the seasonal migration of birds and the subtle, rhythmic turning of the earth under a vast, unencumbered Suffolk sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lackford Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 240° WSW
  • Long Belt (Forest / Woodland) — 0.6 mi, 216° SW
  • Round Barrow Called Cuckoo Hill (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 214° SW
  • West Stow Heath Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.7 mi, 013° NNE · 44 ha
  • Cuckoo Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.7 mi, 206° SSW
  • West Stow Country Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 064° ENE
  • Lackford Lakes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.8 mi, 074° ENE · 106 ha
  • West Stow Anglo-Saxon Museum (Museum) — 0.8 mi, 032° NNE
  • West Stow Anglo Saxon Village (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 030° NNE
  • Fullers Mill Garden (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 065° ENE
  • Dale Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 055° NE
  • Round Barrows, Risby Poor'S Heath East (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 175° S
  • Roman Villa Sw Of Weatherhill Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 339° NNW · 23 ha
  • The Green (Park) — 1.4 mi, 100° E
  • Weststow Field (Forest / Woodland) — 1.7 mi, 040° NE
  • Reed Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 117° ESE
  • Hengrave Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 2.2 mi, 120° ESE
  • Twenty Acre Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.3 mi, 205° SSW
  • Culford Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.4 mi, 093° E · 222 ha
  • Stake Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.6 mi, 125° SE
  • Barrow Bottom (Valley) — 2.7 mi, 208° SSW
  • Cavenham Heath (National Nature Reserve) — 2.8 mi, 307° NW · 203 ha
  • River Lark (River) — 3.1 mi, 310° NW
  • Tuddenham Mill Stream (River) — 4.0 mi, 296° WNW
  • Suffolk Regiment Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 141° SE
  • Hospital of St Saviour (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 131° SE
  • Moyse's Hall Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 136° SE
  • The Pillar Of Salt traffic sign (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 136° SE
  • Harold Bonnett Sensory Garden (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 135° SE
  • Abbeygate Cinema (Cinema) — 5.4 mi, 137° SE

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About This Lackford Map Page

Explore Lackford, 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: 52.301138, 0.627326. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.