Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: West Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Thorns, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thorns 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 Thorns, 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 | Thorns |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | West Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.168237 |
| Longitude | 0.549434 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Thorns reveals itself through the quiet persistence of its hedgerows and the shifting temperament of the Suffolk sky. It lies 6.3 miles north-north-west of Clare (from Clare: bearing 348°T, OS grid TL 744 552), and is situated north-east of Wickhambrook village. The land here rises in gentle, deliberate swells toward the modest elevations of Shop Hill, where the soil holds the memory of ancient footsteps. To the south, The Green offers a patch of earth that remains indifferent to the passing of seasons, serving as a silent anchor for the surrounding pastures. Thorns breathes in the stillness of a landscape where the horizon is defined more by the breadth of the fields than by human architecture. Winter light here has a sharp, silver quality that clarifies the stark lines of the dormant trees and the deep, furrowed tracks of the local lanes. Time in Thorns moves with the slow, cyclical patience of the agricultural calendar, undisturbed by the frantic pace of the modern world. Every fence line and boundary stone carries the weight of a geography that has been shaped by centuries of patient, human labour.
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Explore Thorns, 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: 52.168237, 0.549434. 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. |