Shimpling Suffolk Map

About Shimpling

Shimpling rests within the gentle countryside of Suffolk, a place where the sky often seems to stretch in wide, generous swathes. It lies 7.2 km 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 land hereabouts is largely given over to agriculture, its fields a patchwork of greens and golds that shift with the seasons, catching the light in a way that can make the ordinary seem quite profound. The quietude of Shimpling is its most immediate characteristic, a profound stillness broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the rustle of wind through the hedgerows, a sound that has accompanied generations of life. The parish church, St. Mary’s, stands as a silent sentinel, its ancient stones holding stories of the centuries, a solid anchor in the turning of time. It’s a place where the pace of life feels dictated by the sun’s arc across the heavens, a comforting constancy.

About This Shimpling Map Page

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.