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The Downs Suffolk Map

Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: West Suffolk · Region: Eastern

Explore The Downs, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Downs 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.

Interactive Map of The Downs, Suffolk

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for The Downs, 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	The Downs
Traditional County	Suffolk
District / Borough	West Suffolk
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	52.232786
Longitude	0.787148
Place Type	Hamlet

About The Downs

The Downs emerges from the quiet Suffolk clay, a modest cluster of dwellings defined by the wide, expansive sky above the East Anglian plains. It lies 3.2 miles east-south-east of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 107°T, OS grid TL 904 630), and is situated north-west of Kingshall Street village. Sunlight here catches the flint-knapped walls of local architecture, casting long, sharp shadows that stretch across the fields toward the weathered brick of the nearby 94th Bomb Group Control Tower. To the north-east, the skeletal remains of Rougham Hall stand as a quiet witness to the changing fortunes of the land, their jagged edges softening under the slow creep of ivy. The Downs maintains a steady, agricultural rhythm, where the horizon remains uncluttered and the air carries a crisp, lingering scent of damp earth and harvested grain. Further south, the gentle rise of Eastlow Hill marks the topography, providing a subtle vantage point over the patchwork of arable plots that define the district. Such spaces possess a stark, unadorned beauty, where the weight of the past lingers in the soil rather than in monuments or grand designs. Life in The Downs moves with the patient gravity of the seasons, undisturbed by the hurried pace of the distant urban sprawl.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rougham Hall (Historic Ruins) — 0.7 mi, 036° NE
Newhall Covert (Forest / Woodland) — 0.8 mi, 037° NE
Eastlow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.8 mi, 198° SSW
East Low Hill Tumulus (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 196° SSW
Roman Building Sw Of Lake Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 188° S · 3 ha
94th Bomb Group Control Tower (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 315° NW
Rougham Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 139° SE
The Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 193° SSW
Pumphouse In Centre Of Village (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 218° SW
Flying Fortress Park (Park) — 1.5 mi, 307° NW
Bradfield Green (Park) — 1.9 mi, 163° SSE
Church Water (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 340° NNW
Barton Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 013° NNE
The Glen Chalk Caves, Bury St. Edmund'S Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.6 mi, 294° WNW · 2 ha
The Bury Bat (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 294° WNW
Oakes Folly (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 248° WSW
Abbey Gardens And Precincts (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.9 mi, 285° WNW · 10 ha
Abbey Model (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 287° WNW
Greene King Brewery Visitor Centre (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 281° W
The Pillar Of Salt traffic sign (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 286° WNW
Harold Bonnett Sensory Garden (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 286° WNW
Abbeygate Cinema (Cinema) — 3.2 mi, 284° WNW
Moyse's Hall Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 287° WNW
Bradfield Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.6 mi, 157° SSE · 81 ha
Blackmoor Bottom (Valley) — 3.8 mi, 344° NNW
Suffolk Regiment Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 286° WNW
Puttockshill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.0 mi, 358° N
The Black Bourn (River) — 4.3 mi, 033° NNE
Woolpit Village Pump (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 098° E
Woolpit & District Museum (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 098° E

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