Somerleyton Suffolk Map

About Somerleyton

Somerleyton rests in the gentle sweep of East Suffolk, a place where the flatlands of the Broads begin to hint at the coast beyond. It lies 7.9 km west-north-west of Lowestoft (from Lowestoft: bearing 302°T, OS grid TM 478 971), and is situated south-east of St Olaves village. The village itself, with its distinctive Jacobean manor house, Somerleyton Hall, stands as a quiet testament to a more elaborate past, its gardens a carefully tended spectacle of yew hedges and reflective pools that capture the soft East Anglian light. Beyond the manicured grounds, the surrounding landscape unfolds with a subtle charm, a patchwork of farmland and woodland that feels both timeless and intimately connected to the waterways that thread through this part of England. The air here, especially on a still afternoon, carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the agricultural heart that still beats beneath the surface of Somerleyton. It is a place where the past is not so much remembered as it is quietly inhabited, a feeling that lingers like the scent of woodsmoke on a cool evening.

About This Somerleyton Map Page

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.