Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Barrow Hill, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Barrow Hill 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 Barrow Hill, Essex, 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 | Barrow Hill |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.790470 |
| Longitude | 0.934251 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Barrow Hill commands a modest prominence above the flat, saline reaches of the Essex coastline, where the land yields to the encroaching influence of the North Sea. It lies 1.4 miles north-east of West Mersea (from West Mersea: bearing 45°T, OS grid TM 024 142). The horizon here is dominated by the vast, open sky, which casts a pale, pearlescent light upon the fields and the salt-bitten grasses of the nearby coast. At the heart of this quiet geography, Mersea Mount stands as a silent sentinel, a Roman barrow whose ancient earthen bulk serves as a stark reminder of the centuries that have weathered these plains. Barrow Hill exists in a state of perpetual dialogue with the marshes, where the tides pull at the edges of the earth with a rhythmic, gravitational persistence. Beyond the immediate fields, the damp, shifting expanse of Bonner's Saltings provides a sanctuary for wildfowl, their cries cutting through the stillness of the coastal air. The very soil carries a heavy, damp scent of brine and silt, grounding the spirit in a landscape that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic pace of modernity. Such a place demands a patient eye, rewarding the observer with the subtle shifts of shadow and colour that define life on this low-lying, windswept threshold of England.
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Explore Barrow Hill, Essex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.790470, 0.934251. 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. |