Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Mid Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore The Heath, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Heath 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 The Heath, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Suffolk or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of The Heath and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | The Heath |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | Mid Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.216926 |
| Longitude | 0.824808 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
The Heath reveals itself as a modest expanse of Suffolk terrain where the horizon holds a quiet, unyielding authority over the fields. It lies 5.1 miles east-south-east of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 113°T, OS grid TL 930 613), and is situated west-south-west of Hessett village. Skeins of morning mist often cling to the low-lying furrows here, blurring the boundary between the heavy clay earth and the pale, expansive sky. A short distance to the east, the ornate Hessett Village Sign stands as a sentinel of local identity, casting a long, sharp shadow when the afternoon light turns brittle and gold. The Heath supports a landscape defined by the rhythmic pulse of agriculture, where hedgerows act as ancient, tangled veins across the open expanse. Travellers might notice the subtle shift in atmosphere near Drinkstone Lake, where the water catches the grey light like a piece of hammered pewter. Time feels different here, marked less by the ticking of clocks and more by the slow, seasonal rotation of the crops that define the character of The Heath.
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Explore The Heath, 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: 52.216926, 0.824808. 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. |