Traditional county: Essex · Unitary authority: Southend-on-Sea · Region: Eastern
Explore Cambridge Town, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cambridge Town 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 Cambridge Town, 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 | Cambridge Town |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| Unitary Authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.529870 |
| Longitude | 0.783035 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Cambridge Town reveals itself through the salt-heavy air and the low, expansive horizons that define this corner of the Essex coast. It lies 3.2 miles east-south-east of Southend-on-Sea (from Southend-on-Sea: bearing 103°T, OS grid TQ 931 848), and is situated south-south-west of Great Wakering village. The morning light here possesses a pale, metallic clarity, often catching the weathered timber of the nearby Cart and Wagon Shed as it stands in quiet vigil over the fading industrial echoes of the shoreline. Residents of Cambridge Town move with a measured pace, their lives dictated by the shifting tides that pull toward Shoebury Ness just a short distance to the south. The landscape remains defined by its flatness, where the sky claims more than its fair share of the view and the wind carries the brisk, bracing scent of the North Sea. Only a brief walk away, the remnants of the Danish Camp offer a silent, earthen anchor to a past that persists beneath the modern suburban grid. This proximity to the water grants Cambridge Town a singular, austere beauty, where the horizon serves as a constant, beckoning frontier.
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Explore Cambridge Town, 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: 51.529870, 0.783035. 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. |