Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Epping Forest · Region: Eastern
Explore Blackcat, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackcat 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.
| Place | Blackcat |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Epping Forest |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.764474 |
| Longitude | 0.250927 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The rural character of Blackcat is defined by its gently undulating landscape. It lies 6.7 km north of Chipping Ongar (from Chipping Ongar: bearing 3°T, OS grid TL 554 097), and is situated south-east of Matching Green village. This small hamlet in the Epping Forest district of Essex offers a tranquil setting, with agricultural fields and scattered woodland forming its immediate surroundings. While Blackcat itself is a modest settlement, its proximity to the larger town of Chipping Ongar provides access to amenities and services. The area's history is intertwined with the broader agricultural heritage of Essex.
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Explore Blackcat, 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: 51.764474, 0.250927. 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 | June 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. |