Traditional county: Essex · Unitary authority: Southend-on-Sea · Region: Eastern
Explore Clifftown, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Clifftown 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 Clifftown, 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 | Clifftown |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| Unitary Authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.534393 |
| Longitude | 0.707775 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Clifftown commands a singular vantage point above the grey, rhythmic churn of the Thames Estuary. It lies 0.4 miles south-south-west of Southend-on-Sea (from Southend-on-Sea: bearing 201°T, OS grid TQ 878 851). Victorian architects once carved this elevated terrace into the chalky incline, bestowing upon it a grandeur of ornate brickwork that defies the relentless salt air. Residents walk paths where the light catches the estuary, turning the water into a sheet of hammered silver that shifts with the turn of the tide. A quiet preservation of Victorian ingenuity persists nearby at the Clifftown Telephone Museum, housing the mechanical ghosts of past communication. Further along the promenade, the Shrubbery Garden offers a verdant sanctuary where the wind loses its sharp edge among the sheltered leaves. Clifftown maintains a stoic poise, caught between the Victorian ambition of its foundations and the modern, restless energy of the coast below. The sea breeze carries a persistent, cooling dampness that settles into the masonry, grounding the architecture in the shifting realities of the Essex shoreline.
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Explore Clifftown, 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: 51.534393, 0.707775. 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. |