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Wainford Suffolk Map

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

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

How to Use This Wainford, Suffolk Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Wainford, 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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PlaceWainford
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughEast Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.458024
Longitude1.458891
Place TypeHamlet

About Wainford

Wainford occupies a quiet corner of the Waveney Valley, where the river serves as a slow-moving artery through the damp, low-lying meadows. It lies 0.9 miles east of Bungay (from Bungay: bearing 82°T, OS grid TM 350 900), and is situated west of Mettingham village. The horizon here is defined by the expansive, reed-fringed expanse of Broome Marshes, where the morning mist clings to the water in long, ghostly ribbons. Wainford retains the character of a place defined by its proximity to the water, possessing a stillness that contrasts sharply with the nearby bustle of the market town. To the northwest, the ancient, weathered earthworks on Broome Heath rise above the surrounding fields like the remnants of a forgotten purpose. The light across these levels possesses a peculiar clarity, catching the silvered edges of the grasses as the wind ripples across the flat expanse. Wainford remains a modest collection of dwellings, grounded by a geography that dictates the seasonal rhythm of the floodplains. Even today, the presence of the river suggests a deeper, older connection to the land than the simple passage of modern traffic might imply.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Broome Marshes (Wetland) — 0.4 mi, 027° NNE
  • Millpool (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.6 mi, 249° WSW
  • Earthwork On Broome Heath (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 328° NNW
  • Mettingham Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.7 mi, 097° E
  • Broome Heath (Park) — 0.8 mi, 349° N
  • Long Barrow And Round Barrows On Broome Heath (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 341° NNW
  • Castle Hills (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 254° WSW
  • Broome Beacon (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 358° N
  • The Fisher Theatre (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 265° W
  • Broome Heath Pit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.0 mi, 356° N · 1 ha
  • Mettingham Castle (Castle) — 1.0 mi, 149° SSE
  • Bungay Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 266° W
  • Benstead Marshes (Wetland) — 1.1 mi, 054° NE
  • Mettingham Castle College (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 150° SSE
  • J. B. Scott's Pastiche (1839) (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 260° W
  • Hollow Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 323° NW
  • Old River (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.6 mi, 290° WNW
  • Constitution Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.7 mi, 221° SW
  • Broad Water (River) — 1.7 mi, 232° SW
  • The Dell (Valley) — 1.8 mi, 223° SW
  • New Dyke (River) — 1.9 mi, 083° E
  • Ditchingham Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.4 mi, 316° NW · 52 ha
  • Blacksmith's Common (Park) — 2.5 mi, 129° SE
  • Tindall Wood, Ditchingham Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 329° NNW · 42 ha
  • Scotfer Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 305° NW
  • Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 239° WSW
  • Memory Post (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 231° SW
  • Long Plantation (Forest / Woodland) — 3.9 mi, 239° WSW
  • USAAF Station 146 Seething (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 331° NNW
  • Beccles and District Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 092° E

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About This Wainford Map Page

Explore Wainford, 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: 52.458024, 1.458891. 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.