Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Mid Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Somersham, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Somersham 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 Somersham, 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 | Somersham |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | Mid Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.096773 |
| Longitude | 1.043805 |
| Place Type | Village |
Somersham reveals itself through the quiet, amber-hued light that catches the flint-knapped masonry of its church tower in the late afternoon. It lies 4.1 miles south of Needham Market (from Needham Market: bearing 184°T, OS grid TM 085 486), and is situated east-south-east of Offton village. The land here slopes with a subtle, deliberate grace towards the low-lying basin of The Channel, where the water moves with a sluggish, silver persistence through the reeds. Visitors often pause by the Somersham Village Sign, a piece of public artwork that anchors the spirit of the place with a sense of local pride. Beyond the immediate cluster of homes, the horizon shifts toward the distant prominence of Blood Hill, rising as a silent guardian over the agricultural expanse. The soil in these parts holds a heavy, dark fertility that has sustained generations of farmers long after the medieval ambition of the nearby moated site at Offton Castle faded into earthworks. Somersham maintains a calm, steadfast character, defined by the interplay of open fields and the enduring weight of Suffolk’s ancient, clay-rich terrain.
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Explore Somersham, 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: 52.096773, 1.043805. 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. |