Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: East Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore Thorpeness, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thorpeness 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 Thorpeness, 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 | Thorpeness |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | East Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.178995 |
| Longitude | 1.614338 |
| Place Type | Village |
Thorpeness reveals itself as a curated dream of mock-Tudor architecture and winding lanes, crafted deliberately in the early twentieth century as a holiday destination. It lies 1.9 miles north-north-east of Aldeburgh (from Aldeburgh: bearing 16°T, OS grid TM 471 595), and is situated east-south-east of Aldringham village. The salt-sharp air from the North Sea drifts inland to brush against the quiet, shallow waters of The Meare, where small boats navigate a labyrinth of islands inspired by the pages of J.M. Barrie. Above the horizon, the sails of Thorpeness Windmill catch the shifting coastal light, turning with a steady, mechanical patience that has outlasted the original purpose of the structure. Beneath the open sky, the landscape transitions into the wild, unkempt expanses of the Leiston - Aldeburgh Sssi, where gorse and heather dictate the rhythm of the terrain. Thorpeness holds a peculiar, static elegance, balancing the artifice of its creation with the encroaching, restless movement of the tides. Every path here seems to lead back to the water or the dunes, binding the visitor to a geography defined by both man-made whimsy and the persistent, bracing winds of the Suffolk coast.
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Explore Thorpeness, 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: 52.178995, 1.614338. 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. |