Traditional county: Essex · Unitary authority: Thurrock · Region: Eastern
Explore Bulphan, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Bulphan 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.
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| Place | Bulphan |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| Unitary Authority | Thurrock |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.547634 |
| Longitude | 0.360126 |
| Place Type | Village |
Bulphan emerges from the flat, heavy clay of the Essex lowlands, defined by an expansive horizon that swallows the low-hanging sun. It lies 4.1 miles west-north-west of Stanford-le-Hope (from Stanford-le-Hope: bearing 292°T, OS grid TQ 637 858), and is situated south-south-east of West Horndon village. The earth here retains a damp, ancient resilience, feeding the reeds that crowd the banks of the New Mardyke as it winds through the periphery. Beneath the quiet surface of these fields, the Bulphan World War II Bombing Decoy remains as a ghost of past urgency, its hidden craters now softened by long grasses and the indifference of time. The air carries a sharp, saline tang, a reminder of the nearby Thames estuary that dictates the temper of the local weather. Beyond the paddocks, the land lifts slightly toward the north, where the shadows of Thorndon Country Park South stretch across the boundary, darkening the soil with the density of mature oak and hornbeam. Bulphan maintains a singular, sparse character, where the architecture of farmsteads and narrow lanes yields to the vast, unblinking sky above the marshes.
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Explore Bulphan, 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: 51.547634, 0.360126. 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. |