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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Blackcat, 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 | Blackcat |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Epping Forest |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.764474 |
| Longitude | 0.250927 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Blackcat emerges from the quiet creases of the Essex countryside as a cluster of habitations defined by the patient geometry of field and lane. It lies 4.2 miles north of Chipping Ongar (from Chipping Ongar: bearing 3°T, OS grid TL 554 097), and is situated south-east of Matching Green village. The light here catches the damp earth of the surrounding arable land, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the horizon to the heavy, clay-rich soil. North-north-east of the hamlet, the ancient Rookwood Hall Moated Site serves as a silent witness to the medieval hands that once carved defensive water into the landscape. Blackcat maintains a modest, unassuming rhythm, where the hum of modern machinery occasionally gives way to the stillness of a winter afternoon. Further to the south-south-west, the moated site near Tanner’s Cottage remains a hidden relic, obscured by the encroachment of thick hedgerows and the slow passage of seasons. These remnants of antiquity lend a sense of gravity to the local lanes, where the weight of centuries presses against the modern road surfaces. The air often carries a sharp, metallic clarity that clarifies the distance between the isolated farmsteads and the wider world beyond.
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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 | 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. |