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Mendlesham Suffolk Map

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

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

How to Use This Mendlesham, Suffolk Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mendlesham, 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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PlaceMendlesham
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughMid Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.249802
Longitude1.079713
Place TypeVillage

About Mendlesham

Mendlesham reveals itself through a landscape of expansive, open skies that pull the eye toward the horizon across the quiet expanse of the Suffolk claylands. It lies 5.5 miles north-east of Stowmarket (from Stowmarket: bearing 40°T, OS grid TM 103 657), and is situated south-west of Brockford Street village. Upon entering the heart of the parish, one encounters the Mendlesham Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that stands as a silent sentinel marking the identity of the place. The architecture here retains a dignified gravity, with the towering spire of the Church of St Mary the Virgin anchoring the skyline against the shifting Atlantic weather. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the terrain slopes gently toward the Gipping Great Wood Sssi, where the ancient, tangled undergrowth offers a stark, wild contrast to the orderly arrangement of the nearby agricultural fields. The light in the late afternoon often catches the flint-flushwork of the church walls, turning the stone a pale, translucent silver that seems to hold the warmth of the sun long after the shadows lengthen. History persists in the quietude of the surroundings, where the legacy of the Mid Suffolk Light Railway remains a ghostly presence in the memory of the local topography. Mendlesham remains defined by this balance, caught between the persistent, rhythmic demands of the land and the endurance of its own long-standing character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Mendlesham Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 038° NE
  • Mid Suffolk Light Railway Museum (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 088° E
  • The Green (Park) — 2.2 mi, 351° N
  • Gipping Great Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 220° SW · 26 ha
  • Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 298° WNW
  • Russell'S Hill Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 258° WSW
  • Mickfield Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.0 mi, 124° SE · 2 ha
  • Tailors Green (Park) — 3.2 mi, 288° WNW
  • Saracen's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.4 mi, 310° NW
  • Thorndon Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 034° NE
  • Rookyard Farm Moats (Scheduled Monument) — 3.6 mi, 244° WSW · 1 ha
  • Thornham Walks (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 359° N
  • Westhorpe Hall Moated Site And Associated Fishponds (Scheduled Monument) — 3.8 mi, 306° NW · 2 ha
  • Esther's Moat (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 118° ESE
  • Clay Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.3 mi, 164° SSE
  • Crooksell Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.5 mi, 288° WNW
  • The Gulls (River) — 4.7 mi, 104° ESE
  • Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 263° W
  • Suffolk Owl Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.9 mi, 150° SSE
  • Abbot'S Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.7 mi, 219° SW · 5 ha
  • Eye Castle (Castle) — 5.7 mi, 031° NNE
  • Rattlesden River (River) — 5.8 mi, 214° SW
  • WW2 Spigot Mortar Base (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 033° NNE
  • Fuse Store (WW2) (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 023° NNE
  • The Food Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 221° SW
  • Finch's Bottoms (Valley) — 6.9 mi, 307° NW
  • 95th Bomb Group Red Feather Club (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 053° NE
  • Shelland Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 7.1 mi, 248° WSW
  • Helmingham Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 7.1 mi, 138° SE · 155 ha
  • Shrubland Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 8.1 mi, 173° S · 251 ha

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About This Mendlesham Map Page

Explore Mendlesham, 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: 52.249802, 1.079713. 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.