Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Babergh · Region: Eastern
Explore Shimpling, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Shimpling 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Shimpling, 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 | Shimpling |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | Babergh |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.129378 |
| Longitude | 0.717313 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Shimpling unfolds across the Suffolk clay as a quiet testament to the enduring patience of the English landscape. It lies 4.5 miles north-north-west of Acton (from Acton: bearing 335°T, OS grid TL 860 513), and is situated south-south-west of Shimpling Street village. The terrain here rises with a subtle, deliberate grace towards Mill Hill, where the air seems to thin and clarify against the horizon. To the south-west, the heavy, undisturbed canopy of Kentwell Woods SSSI holds a profound silence that contrasts sharply with the open, working fields of the surrounding farms. Ancient hedgerows trace the boundaries of these agricultural parcels, marking the slow passage of seasons in a land defined by the rhythm of the plough. A visitor might find that the quality of light in Shimpling possesses a pale, milky clarity, particularly when the sun catches the damp earth after a morning mist. The local character remains deeply anchored to this soil, where the persistence of the woodland and the open expanse of the meadows dictate the pace of life. Shimpling carries an unassuming dignity, shaped not by grand monuments, but by the quiet convergence of wood, sky, and furrowed earth.
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Explore Shimpling, 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: 52.129378, 0.717313. 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 | August 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. |