Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Birch, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Birch 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 Birch, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Essex or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Birch and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Birch |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.845012 |
| Longitude | 0.818659 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Birch breathes a quiet essence of the Essex countryside, its fields often catching the soft, diffused light of the east. It lies 7.4 km south-west of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 228°T, OS grid TL 942 200), and is situated north of Birch Green village. The land around Birch gently slopes, a subtle geography that has guided its modest development over the centuries, hinting at the agricultural rhythms that have long shaped this corner of England. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, the very air in Birch seems to carry a certain stillness, a peacefulness that invites contemplation of the passing seasons. A deep-rooted connection to the earth is palpable here, visible in the enduring stone of older dwellings and the sweep of hedgerows that define the landscape.
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Explore Birch, 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: 51.845012, 0.818659. 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. |