The Downs Suffolk Map
Traditional county: Suffolk · District / Borough: West Suffolk · Region: Eastern
Explore The Downs, Suffolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Downs 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 The Downs, Suffolk
How to Use This The Downs, Suffolk Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for The Downs, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Suffolk or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of The Downs and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | The Downs |
| Traditional County | Suffolk |
| District / Borough | West Suffolk |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.232786 |
| Longitude | 0.787148 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
About The Downs
The Downs, a quiet hamlet in West Suffolk, carries the hushed resonance of a place that has known the slow turning of seasons. It lies 5.2 km east-south-east of Bury St Edmunds (from Bury St Edmunds: bearing 107°T, OS grid TL 904 630), and is situated north-west of Kingshall Street village. The gentle roll of the land here, where arable fields stretch towards a wide, often luminous sky, speaks of generations tending the earth. There is a sense of groundedness in The Downs, a quiet permanence reflected in the ancient hedgerows that still trace forgotten boundaries. The air, especially on a late afternoon when the sun dips low, seems to hold a particular golden quality, a soft luminescence that bathes the scattered homes and fields in a painterly light. The very quietude of The Downs feels like a deliberate choice, an offering of peace in the wider, more boisterous world.
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About This The Downs Map Page
Explore The Downs, 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: 52.232786, 0.787148. 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. |
