Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Boxted Cross, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Boxted Cross 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 Boxted Cross, 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 | Boxted Cross |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.954254 |
| Longitude | 0.917602 |
| Place Type | Village |
Boxted Cross emerges from the Essex landscape as a collection of quiet lanes and historic dwellings that catch the low, amber light of the afternoon sun. It lies 4.5 miles north of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 10°T, OS grid TM 005 324), and is situated south-east of Boxted village. The Boxted Cross Village Sign serves as a solitary sentinel, marking the point where the pace of the day slows to the rhythm of the surrounding fields. Ancient earthworks, such as the Henge 70M North East Of Cross Cottages, hint at a long-forgotten human presence lingering just beneath the surface of the modern lanes. To the north, the terrain begins its gentle roll toward the protected expanse of the Dedham Vale, where the air holds the cooling moisture of the Stour valley. Boxted Cross maintains a steadfast connection to the horizon, where the sky seems to broaden and breathe over the patchwork of arable land. The local atmosphere is defined by this openness, a space where the wind carries the scent of turned earth and the distant echoes of rural industry. Every turning in Boxted Cross reveals a perspective of the countryside that feels both immediate and enduring, stripped of artifice and focused on the quiet persistence of the land itself.
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Explore Boxted Cross, 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: 51.954254, 0.917602. 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. |