Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: East Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Somerleyton, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Somerleyton 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 Somerleyton, 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 | Somerleyton |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | East Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.515391 |
| Longitude | 1.651996 |
| Place Type | Village |
Somerleyton retains a quiet, deliberate composure that seems to hold the light of the Suffolk sky in its long, low horizons. It lies 4.9 miles west-north-west of Lowestoft (from Lowestoft: bearing 302°T, OS grid TM 478 971), and is situated south-east of St Olaves village. Beyond the red-brick architecture, the damp earth of Somerleyton Marshes stretches toward the horizon, where the air grows heavy with the scent of reeds and brackish water. A short distance away, the skeletal remains of the Somerleyton Brickfields offer a stark, industrial contrast to the manicured order of the nearby lawns. The morning sun frequently catches the white sails of the Herringfleet Windmill, a towering silhouette that marks the transition between the solid ground and the fluid, shifting wetlands. Residents often pass through the open expanse of The Green, where the grass holds a crisp, uniform texture that suggests a history of careful, lingering maintenance. Even in the quietest hours, Somerleyton feels anchored by the weight of its agricultural past, which continues to inform the slow, rhythmic pace of the local seasons. The surrounding water-meadows and drainage channels serve as a reminder that the land is only ever a temporary visitor to the tides.
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Explore Somerleyton, 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: 52.515391, 1.651996. 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. |