Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Babergh · Region: Eastern
Explore Somerton, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Somerton 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 Somerton, 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 | Somerton |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | Babergh |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.146044 |
| Longitude | 0.645708 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Somerton holds a quiet dignity in the landscape of Suffolk, where the earth yields to the plough in long, furrowed reaches. It lies 5.4 miles north-north-east of Clare (from Clare: bearing 30°T, OS grid TL 811 530), and is situated east of Hawkedon village. The light here catches the pale flint of old walls, turning the flintwork into a mosaic of silver and grey beneath the vast, shifting sky. To the southwest, the waters of the Hawkendon Brook draw a thin, restless line through the fields, carving a path that has witnessed the slow passage of centuries. Somerton remains a place of heavy clay and wide horizons, where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and distant, ripening crops. Residents often look towards the open expanse of Hawkedon Green, where the grass wears the deep, unhurried green of a landscape that has never known the rush of industry. The architecture throughout Somerton reflects a sturdy, utilitarian past, built by hands that understood the temper of the local soil. Such resilience marks the character of the land, grounding it firmly in the ancient, rolling topography of the Babergh district.
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Explore Somerton, 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: 52.146044, 0.645708. 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. |