Nettlestead Suffolk Map

About Nettlestead

Nettlestead, a quiet hamlet in the Mid Suffolk district, offers a sense of enduring peace under wide East Anglian skies. It lies 5.9 km south of Needham Market (from Needham Market: bearing 181°T, OS grid TM 088 493), and is situated north-north-east of Somersham village. The gently rolling farmland surrounding Nettlestead often catches the low afternoon sun, casting long shadows that stretch across fields of ripening barley or newly ploughed earth. Ancient hedgerows, thick with hawthorn and dog rose, still mark the boundaries of fields much as they have for centuries, a quiet testament to the land's agricultural heart. The very air here seems to carry the scent of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume of rural life. A small, unassuming church, its flint walls weathered by generations, stands as a silent guardian at the hamlet's core, its bells a rare, resonant sound on the still air.

About This Nettlestead Map Page

Explore Nettlestead, 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: 52.102749, 1.048184. 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.