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Chappel Essex Map

Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern

Explore Chappel, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Chappel 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.

Interactive Map of Chappel, Essex

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PlaceChappel
Traditional CountyEssex
District / BoroughColchester
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.921314
Longitude0.753653
Place TypeVillage

About Chappel

Chappel commands a modest prominence above the river valley, where the horizon is defined by the rhythmic sweep of brick arches that carry the railway line across the Colne. It lies 4.5 miles north-east of Coggeshall (from Coggeshall: bearing 40°T, OS grid TL 894 283), and is situated west of Rose Green village. The weight of heavy engineering contrasts with the quiet persistence of nature, as the World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct stands as a skeletal reminder of defences long since surrendered to ivy and slow-growing moss. Below these grand masonry curves, the air often carries the damp, metallic scent of the Restoration Shed, where the past is kept in a state of perpetual, oily readiness. Chappel watches the slow procession of the seasons from its vantage point, indifferent to the hurried pace of the modern world. Light here has a way of lingering on the fields, turning the stubble to pale gold before settling into the long, blue shadows of evening. To the west, the ancient expanse of Chalkney Wood SSSI offers a dense, tangled sanctuary that feels a world removed from the open rail tracks. Chappel remains a place of distinct, quiet character, where the industry of the past and the patience of the landscape occupy the same space.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • World War Ii Eastern Command Line At Chappel Viaduct (Scheduled Monument) — 0.2 mi, 085° E
  • Heritage Centre & Platforms 5 + 6 (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 041° NE
  • Restoration Shed (Museum) — 0.5 mi, 034° NNE
  • Tyburn Mill Ditch (River) — 0.8 mi, 303° WNW
  • Chalkney Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.2 mi, 253° WSW · 74 ha
  • Mill Race (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.2 mi, 272° W
  • Pecks Corner Ditch (River) — 1.5 mi, 264° W
  • Colne Valley (Valley) — 1.8 mi, 288° WNW
  • Earls Colne Priory (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 283° WNW
  • Monument In Colne Park (Scheduled Monument) — 1.9 mi, 317° NW
  • Aldham Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 2.1 mi, 140° SE
  • Quilters Green (Park) — 2.2 mi, 087° E
  • Information Kiosk (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 281° W
  • Colne Green (Park) — 2.4 mi, 281° W
  • Earls Colne Heritage Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 279° W
  • Castle Mound (Castle) — 2.7 mi, 015° NNE
  • Marks Tey Brickpit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 159° SSE · 30 ha
  • Memorial to Bomber Command and Operation Varsity (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 251° WSW
  • Wormingford Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 039° NE
  • Clicket Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.6 mi, 027° NNE
  • Markshall (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 240° WSW
  • Wigleys Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.9 mi, 154° SSE
  • Bures Dragon (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 029° NNE
  • Coggeshall Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 221° SW
  • Stanley Hall (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 310° NW
  • Paycocke's House and Garden (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 220° SW
  • 'Landscape Lens' (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 060° ENE
  • Coggeshall Grange Barn (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 219° SW
  • Owles Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.9 mi, 043° NE
  • Water Trough Frederick Joshua Richardson (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 115° ESE

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About This Chappel Map Page

Explore Chappel, 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: 51.921314, 0.753653. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.