(Village near Workhouse Hill)
Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
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| Place | Boxted |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.945997 |
| Longitude | 0.908930 |
| Place Type | Village |
Boxted holds a quiet charm in the Essex countryside. It lies 6.3 km north of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 6°T, OS grid TM 000 314), and is situated south-east of Workhouse Hill village. The parish church, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, stands as a gentle sentinel, its flint walls catching the soft light of the East Anglian sky. The surrounding fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, are traversed by ancient hedgerows that whisper tales of centuries past. Boxted’s landscape is gently contoured, offering pleasant vistas that have changed little over generations, fostering a sense of enduring peace.
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Explore Boxted, 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: 51.945997, 0.908930. 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. |