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Woolpit Heath Suffolk Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Woolpit Heath, Suffolk

How to Use This Woolpit Heath, Suffolk Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Woolpit 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.

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PlaceWoolpit Heath
Traditional CountySuffolk
District / BoroughMid Suffolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude52.216025
Longitude0.903388
Place TypeVillage

About Woolpit Heath

Woolpit Heath emerges from the Suffolk landscape as a quiet expanse of open ground, defined by the low, sky-heavy horizon characteristic of the Eastern region. It lies 4.4 miles west-north-west of Stowmarket (from Stowmarket: bearing 295°T, OS grid TL 984 615), and is situated east of Woolpit Green village. The earth here retains a particular stillness, where the light shifts across the flat fields with a pale, silver clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every hedgerow. To the east, the dense, verdant canopy of Shelland Wood draws the eye, offering a sharp contrast to the exposed, wind-swept tracts that define the character of Woolpit Heath. A short distance to the north-west, the ancient, water-softened stones of Lady’s Well remain as a silent witness to the deep, hidden hydrology of the parish. The soil, heavy with the clay typical of Mid Suffolk, supports a landscape that has long been shaped by the slow, methodical labour of generations of farmers. Walking the paths between these fields, one senses the weight of the sky and the unassuming endurance of the land itself. Each season brings a different colour to the expanse, ranging from the hard, frost-bitten browns of winter to the vibrant, encroaching greens of late spring.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lady'S Well (Holy Well And Moat) (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 331° NNW
  • Shelland Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 0.9 mi, 114° ESE
  • Woolpit Village Pump (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 313° NW
  • Woolpit Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 315° NW
  • Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 313° NW
  • Woolpit & District Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 314° NW
  • Haughley Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 075° ENE
  • Lukeswood (Park) — 1.2 mi, 004° N
  • Brook Vale (Valley) — 1.4 mi, 181° S
  • Mill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.5 mi, 203° SSW
  • Norton Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 340° NNW · 25 ha
  • Drinkstone Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 265° W
  • The Basin (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.3 mi, 076° ENE
  • Purple Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.5 mi, 147° SSE
  • Bakers Puddle (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 159° SSE
  • Haughley Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 081° E · 2 ha
  • Haughley Green Air Raid Shelter (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 059° ENE
  • Castle Hill Motte (Scheduled Monument) — 3.7 mi, 010° N
  • Bradfield Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 3.9 mi, 232° SW
  • The Gardens, Great Ashfield Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.1 mi, 015° NNE · 4 ha
  • The Food Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 122° ESE
  • Abbot'S Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.4 mi, 118° ESE · 5 ha
  • Rougham Hall (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 291° WNW
  • Rattlesden River (River) — 4.9 mi, 121° ESE
  • The Black Bourn (River) — 5.4 mi, 332° NNW
  • Pakenham Water Mill (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 332° NNW
  • 94th Bomb Group Control Tower (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 288° WNW
  • Cotton Mechanical Music Museum & Bygones (Museum) — 6.2 mi, 055° NE
  • Wyken Vinyards (Attraction) — 6.4 mi, 351° N
  • Oakes Folly (Historic Ruins) — 7.4 mi, 271° W

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About This Woolpit Heath Map Page

Explore Woolpit 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: 52.216025, 0.903388. 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.