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Lower Common Suffolk Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lower Common, 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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PlaceLower Common
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughEast Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.374076
Longitude1.527756
Place TypeHamlet

About Lower Common

Lower Common reveals itself as a quiet expanse of Suffolk earth where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, pale sky. It lies 2.4 miles north-north-east of Halesworth (from Halesworth: bearing 26°T, OS grid TM 402 809), and is situated south-west of Mill Common village. The land here holds the damp, heavy scent of clay, marked by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons that dictates the pace of life. To the east, the water of The Danger flows with a muted persistence, carving a path through the fields that have been worked by hand and machine for generations. Nearby, the Moat Yards Moated Site remains as a silent, grassy hollow, a lingering trace of an older way of dwelling that once claimed this ground. The light in Lower Common possesses a singular, bruised clarity in the late afternoon, reflecting off the damp verges and turning the hedgerows into stark, dark lines. This geography of gentle slopes and hidden watercourses offers a solitude that feels entirely unhurried and deliberate. Every fence post and furrow serves as a quiet reminder of the rural labour that sustains Lower Common against the encroaching silence of the surrounding plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • The Danger (River) — 0.6 mi, 091° E
  • Moat Yards Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 063° ENE · 1 ha
  • Westhall Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 044° NE
  • Halesworth Airfield Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 189° S
  • Moated Site And Associated Pond At Brookhall Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 279° W · 1 ha
  • Moated Site At Bleach Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 245° WSW
  • Halesworth Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 206° SSW
  • Holton Pit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 177° S · 2 ha
  • Holton Windmill (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 183° S
  • The Cut (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 207° SSW
  • Town Park (Park) — 2.3 mi, 203° SSW
  • Titsal Wood, Shadingfield Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 046° NE · 15 ha
  • New Reach (River) — 2.4 mi, 198° SSW
  • Blyth River Gravel Pit (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 168° SSE
  • Uggeshall Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 105° ESE
  • Church Green (Park) — 3.0 mi, 084° E
  • Church Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.0 mi, 149° SSE
  • Ling Hill Bottom (Valley) — 3.7 mi, 136° SE
  • Henham (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.9 mi, 125° SE · 324 ha
  • Barber's Marsh (Wetland) — 4.0 mi, 110° ESE
  • Priory Marshes (Wetland) — 4.2 mi, 111° ESE
  • Sotterley Hall Estate (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 056° ENE
  • Wang Marshes Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 123° ESE
  • Thorington Theatre (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 161° SSE
  • Wolsey Creek Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 123° ESE
  • Packway Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.4 mi, 205° SSW
  • Mettingham Castle College (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 334° NNW
  • Heveningham Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 5.5 mi, 215° SW · 226 ha
  • Frostenden Mound (Castle) — 5.6 mi, 097° E
  • Beccles and District Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 013° NNE

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About This Lower Common Map Page

Explore Lower Common, 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: 52.374076, 1.527756. 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.