Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Babergh · Region: Eastern
Explore Lower Raydon, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Lower Raydon 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 Lower Raydon, 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 | Lower Raydon |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | Babergh |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.003145 |
| Longitude | 0.963244 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Lower Raydon reveals a landscape where the heavy clay earth holds the lingering echoes of ancient agricultural toil. It lies 2.8 miles south of Hadleigh (from Hadleigh: bearing 172°T, OS grid TM 034 380), and is situated west of Raydon village. The horizon here is defined by the gentle rise of Higham Hill, which lifts the eye toward a vast, shifting Suffolk sky that changes colour with the turning of the seasons. Below these slopes, the remnants of the moated site at Shelley Hall whisper of a more imposing past, where stone and water once marked the prosperity of the local gentry. The air in Lower Raydon remains quiet, disturbed only by the rhythmic rustle of hedgerows that have long served as the silent boundaries of these fields. Sunsets cast an amber glow across the fallow ground, illuminating the subtle textures of a countryside that prefers the slow pace of growth over the frantic noise of industry. Such solitude offers a rare clarity, allowing the mind to trace the contours of a place where history is not curated for display, but lived in the quiet maintenance of the land.
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Explore Lower Raydon, 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: 52.003145, 0.963244. 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. |