Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Chelmsford · Region: Eastern
Explore Broomfield, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Broomfield 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 Broomfield, 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 | Broomfield |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Chelmsford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.766575 |
| Longitude | 0.471713 |
| Place Type | Village |
Broomfield emerges from the Essex landscape as a distinct point of human persistence against the encroaching agricultural plains. It lies 2.0 miles north of Chelmsford (from Chelmsford: bearing 358°T, OS grid TL 706 104), and is situated south-south-east of Broad's Green village. The light here catches the flint-knapped masonry of the local church tower, which holds a quiet authority over the surrounding fields. Visitors often pause at Church Green, where the grass retains a crisp, manicured dignity that contrasts with the wilder, unkempt hedgerows further afield. To the north-north-west, the metallic geometry of the Woodland Colour artwork breaks the horizon, offering a sharp, modern counterpoint to the ancient earth. Broomfield functions as a necessary transition between the dense urban gravity of the south and the widening, open arable land that stretches toward the north. The air carries a slight, rhythmic hum of the nearby hospital complex, an essential pulse that anchors the daily life of the inhabitants. Through the changing seasons, the persistent wind scours the open ground, reminding those who walk these paths of the vast, exposed sky that defines this corner of the county.
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Explore Broomfield, 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: 51.766575, 0.471713. 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. |