Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: Babergh · Region: Eastern
Explore Acton, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Acton 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 Acton, 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 | Acton |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | Babergh |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.070709 |
| Longitude | 0.760971 |
| Place Type | Town |
Sunlight catches the flint-knapped masonry of All Saints’ Church, casting long, sharp shadows across the quiet lanes of Acton. It lies 2.5 miles north-north-east of Sudbury (from Sudbury: bearing 30°T, OS grid TL 893 449), and is situated north-west of Great Waldingfield village. The surrounding landscape consists of heavy, clay-rich earth that has dictated the agricultural rhythms of this corner of Suffolk for centuries. While the local economy has transitioned away from traditional agrarian toil, the legacy of this productivity remains visible in the sturdy, time-worn farmsteads that punctuate the horizon. A walk past the nearby Chilton Hall reveals a landscape shaped more by the quiet accumulation of seasons than by the haste of modern industry. The character of Acton is marked by a deliberate stillness, an absence of theatre that suits its modest, enduring architecture. Nearby, the grander scale of Melford Hall serves as a reminder of the shifting fortunes of the local gentry, yet the intimacy of the local paths remains untroubled by such historical weight. The Acton Village Sign stands as a solitary sentinel, marking a transition between the open fields and the hearth-warmed interiors of the houses. There is a precise, metallic clarity to the air here during the autumn months, when the light turns brittle and the ponds settle into a glassy, reflective silence. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the slow, inevitable movement of shadows across the fields.
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Explore Acton, 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: 52.070709, 0.760971. 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 | September 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. |