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Thorndon Suffolk Map

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

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

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Thorndon, 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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PlaceThorndon
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughMid Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.282620
Longitude1.138740
Place TypeVillage

About Thorndon

Thorndon stretches across the rolling clay plains of Suffolk, where the horizons seem to expand under a sky that feels vast and indifferent to the passing of years. It lies 2.7 miles south of Eye (from Eye: bearing 187°T, OS grid TM 141 695), and is situated south-west of Occold village. The Thorndon Village Sign stands as a solitary sentinel at the heart of the landscape, its painted surface catching the weak, pale light that characterises these inland reaches. Beyond the lanes, the land tilts towards the quiet basin of Thorndon Pool, a reservoir where the water holds the stillness of an unblinking eye. Ancient moated sites, such as the one found north-east of Occold Hall, remain as hidden geometry in the fields, marking where timber houses once defied the damp earth. These remnants of past habitation anchor the geography, grounding the modern agricultural patchwork in a deeper, more stubborn timeline. Sunlight here does not merely illuminate; it clarifies the sharp edges of the hedges and the stubborn iron of the local soil. Thorndon remains a place of quiet endurance, defined by the slow, rhythmic pulse of the seasons as they turn over the heavy, dark fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Thorndon Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 341° NNW
  • Thorndon Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 312° NW
  • Moated Site Ne Of Occold Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 040° NE
  • Moated Site At Cranley Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 023° NNE
  • Moated Site 170M South East Of Cranley Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 025° NNE
  • Major Farm, Braiseworth Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 327° NNW · 1 ha
  • Mid Suffolk Light Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 202° SSW
  • Eye Castle (Castle) — 2.6 mi, 011° N
  • WW2 Spigot Mortar Base (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 015° NNE
  • The Green (Park) — 2.9 mi, 268° W
  • Thornham Walks (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 297° WNW
  • Fuse Store (WW2) (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 355° N
  • Dragon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.3 mi, 027° NNE
  • 95th Bomb Group Memorial Hospital (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 048° NE
  • 95th Bomb Group Red Feather Club (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 058° ENE
  • Mickfield Meadow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.0 mi, 180° S · 2 ha
  • The Gulls (River) — 4.0 mi, 149° SSE
  • Coldham Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.1 mi, 058° ENE
  • Giles's Hole (River) — 4.2 mi, 153° SSE
  • Esther's Moat (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.3 mi, 164° SSE
  • Little Green (Park) — 4.6 mi, 342° NNW
  • Nut Tree Vale (Valley) — 4.6 mi, 034° NE
  • Lump Pits Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.7 mi, 040° NE
  • Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 258° WSW
  • Crows Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.2 mi, 146° SSE · 7 ha
  • Suffolk Owl Sanctuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 6.5 mi, 181° S
  • Diss Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 349° N
  • The Corn Hall (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 349° NNW
  • Wingfield Castle (Castle) — 6.9 mi, 049° NE
  • Bressingham Steam & Gardens (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 332° NNW

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About This Thorndon Map Page

Explore Thorndon, 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: 52.282620, 1.138740. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.