Traditional county: Essex · Unitary authority: Thurrock · Region: Eastern
Explore Biggin, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Biggin 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 Biggin, 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 | Biggin |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| Unitary Authority | Thurrock |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.474497 |
| Longitude | 0.375012 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Biggin occupies a quiet fold of the Essex landscape, where the flat, expansive horizon begins to yield to the subtle rise of the land. It lies 1.0 miles north-north-east of Tilbury (from Tilbury: bearing 29°T, OS grid TQ 650 777), and is situated south-south-east of Chadwell St Mary village. Low-lying fields stretch outward toward the river, catching a pale, salt-tinged light that seems to bleach the colour from the winter grass. To the north-west, the modest rise of Hob Hill breaks the monotony of the plain, offering a vantage point over the industrial hum that defines the nearby Thames corridor. The earth here feels heavy and ancient, holding the memory of the tides that once pressed much closer to these inland doorsteps. A short distance away, the Earthworks Near Church at West Tilbury stand as silent, grass-grown witnesses to a much older, more defensive age. Biggin maintains a solitary character, indifferent to the encroaching sprawl, keeping its own counsel amid the reeds and the shifting winds. The air carries the faint, sharp tang of the estuary, grounding the spirit in a place where the sky feels vast and unburdened.
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Explore Biggin, 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: 51.474497, 0.375012. 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. |