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Polstead Heath Suffolk Map

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

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

How to Use This Polstead Heath, Suffolk Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Polstead Heath, 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	Polstead Heath
Traditional County	Suffolk
District / Borough	Babergh
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.022992
Longitude	0.911404
Place Type	Village

About Polstead Heath

Polstead Heath emerges as a scattering of dwellings where the Suffolk horizon widens, defined by the quiet persistence of its rural character. It lies 2.3 miles south-west of Hadleigh (from Hadleigh: bearing 233°T, OS grid TL 998 400), and is situated north-north-east of Polstead village. The landscape here is defined by a slow, deliberate tilt of the earth, where the light catches the flint-streaked walls of local cottages with a pale, silver clarity. To the north-north-west, the ancient canopy of Groton Wood SSSI offers a dense, tangled contrast to the open, arable fields that define the immediate surroundings of Polstead Heath. Visitors often travel south to admire the Polstead Village Sign, a piece of public art that marks the transition into the older, lower-lying parish. Beyond the cultivated rows of crops, the terrain shifts into the higher reaches of Broom Hill, providing a vantage point that reveals the scale of this agricultural patchwork. The air carries the scent of turned soil and distant rain, grounding the senses in a geography that has resisted the rapid pace of modern expansion. Through the changing seasons, the life of Polstead Heath remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the steady, unadorned beauty of the East Anglian sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Polstead Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 199° SSW
The Green (Park) — 1.2 mi, 195° SSW
Broom Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.4 mi, 244° WSW
Beech Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.6 mi, 257° WSW
Gifford's Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 2.0 mi, 146° SE
Parkland And Gardens Of Giffords Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.1 mi, 147° SSE · 68 ha
Chapel of St Nicholas (Historic Ruins) — 2.1 mi, 147° SSE
Groton Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 330° NNW · 20 ha
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 087° E
Toppesfield Bridge (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 057° ENE
Moated Site And Remains Of Demolished Parts Of Shelley Hall, A Post-Medieval Great House (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 123° ESE
Primrose Wood (Park) — 2.4 mi, 279° W
Kings Dyke (River) — 2.5 mi, 143° SE
Pitches Mount (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 308° NW
Bradick's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 148° SSE
Kersey Brook (River) — 2.8 mi, 342° NNW
Dedham Vale (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 3.1 mi, 166° SSE · 91 ha
Raydon Great Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 3.5 mi, 088° E
Edwardstone Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 292° WNW · 27 ha
Semer Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.1 mi, 004° N
Elmsett Airfield Monument (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 036° NE
Little Wenham Castle (Castle) — 5.1 mi, 099° E
'Landscape Lens' (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 210° SSW
Boxted Airfield Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 175° S
Bures Dragon (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 234° SW
The Munnings Art Museum (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 144° SE
The Bottoms (Valley) — 6.4 mi, 222° SW
Constable 'The Haywain' viewing point (Viewpoint) — 6.5 mi, 133° SE
Flatford Mill (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 133° SE
Willy Lott's Cottage (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 133° SE

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