Risby Suffolk Map

About Risby

Risby rests in a quiet corner of West Suffolk, a place where the land seems to exhale a soft, earthy scent. It lies 6.1 km west-north-west of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 293°T, OS grid TL 796 665), and is situated north-north-east of Great Saxham village. The gentle slope of the land towards the River Lark hints at ancient watercourses, now largely hidden beneath fields of ripening wheat and barley, their stalks catching the late afternoon sun like spun gold. The houses of Risby, often constructed from mellow brick that seems to absorb the very light of the day, cluster around a modest green, a patch of resilient grass that has witnessed countless seasons unfold. There is a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the lives lived within its bounds have always been closely tethered to the turning of the earth and the slow, deliberate passage of time.

About This Risby Map Page

Explore Risby, 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: 52.267510, 0.631580. 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.