Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Blackheath, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Blackheath 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 Blackheath, 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 | Blackheath |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.859220 |
| Longitude | 0.908817 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Blackheath reveals itself as a quiet suburban expanse where the suburban sprawl of Colchester gradually yields to the persistent, low-lying greenery of the Essex periphery. It lies 2.1 miles south of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 169°T, OS grid TM 004 218), and is situated south-south-east of Berechurch village. The landscape here carries the weight of deep time, marked by the nearby Berechurch Dyke, an Iron Age earthwork that slices through the terrain like a forgotten scar. In the late afternoon, the light catches the damp earth of the Roman River SSSI, casting a pale, metallic sheen over the valley floor where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate intent. Modern houses occupy the higher ground, their brick facades standing in orderly rows that offer a sharp, domestic contrast to the untamed thickets of the riverbanks. Residents of Blackheath often walk these peripheral paths, feeling the transition from the structured geometry of the gardens to the sprawling, unkempt wildness of the local protected lands. The air frequently holds a faint, cool moisture, a reminder of the proximity to the marshy basins that define this corner of the county. Life in Blackheath follows the steady, predictable hum of a commuter's orbit, yet the shadows of ancient fortifications remain etched into the very topography that dictates the flow of the local streets.
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Explore Blackheath, 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: 51.859220, 0.908817. 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. |