Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Black Horse Corner, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Black Horse Corner 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.
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| Place | Black Horse Corner |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.860414 |
| Longitude | 0.973968 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Black Horse Corner occupies a quiet fold of the Essex landscape where the firm earth meets the expansive, saline breath of the coast. It lies 0.7 miles east-north-east of Wivenhoe (from Wivenhoe: bearing 67°T, OS grid TM 048 221). The light here possesses a singular clarity, reflecting off the tidal channels that veins the low-lying fields with silver. To the south-west, the Upper Colne Marshes Sssi stretches out in a vast, rhythmic expanse of saltmarsh, where the grasses bow perpetually to the prevailing winds. The quietude of the surroundings is defined by the subtle, brackish scent of the nearby Sixpenny Brook as it winds its way toward the estuary. Black Horse Corner retains a modest, functional character, grounded in the traditions of a landscape shaped by the constant ebb and flow of the North Sea. Distant horizons remain open and wide, offering a sense of scale that renders the individual dwellings small against the weight of the sky. This suburban threshold serves as a tranquil transition point between the industrious riverfront and the deeper, furrowed agricultural heart of the county.
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Explore Black Horse Corner, 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: 51.860414, 0.973968. 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. |