Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Babergh · Region: Eastern
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| Place | Raydon |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | Babergh |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.005528 |
| Longitude | 0.986732 |
| Place Type | Village |
Raydon breathes the quietude of Suffolk's gentle countryside. It lies 4.7 km south-south-east of Hadleigh (from Hadleigh: bearing 152°T, OS grid TM 050 383), and is situated north-north-west of Holton St Mary village. The fields surrounding Raydon often hold a particular quality of light, a diffused amber that softens the edges of hedgerows and lends a certain wistfulness to the distant church spire. Its lanes, unhurried and winding, seem to carry the faint scent of turned earth and the distant bleating of sheep, a testament to its enduring agricultural heart. While no grand monuments define its skyline, the subtle curve of the land and the steadfast presence of its church offer a grounding, a sense of continuity that has weathered the centuries. The quietude of Raydon is not an emptiness, but a fullness of atmosphere, a space where the whisper of the wind through the leaves feels like a spoken word.
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Explore 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: 52.005528, 0.986732. 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 | June 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. |