Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Copford, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Copford 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 Copford, 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 | Copford |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.880185 |
| Longitude | 0.796475 |
| Place Type | Village |
Copford reveals its character through the quiet persistence of its rural landscape, where light catches the flint-streaked walls of its ancient church. It lies 4.4 miles west of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 262°T, OS grid TL 925 238), and is situated east of Marks Tey village. The horizon here is defined by the industrial echoes of the past, as the circular brick kilns of the W H Collier works stand as silent, red-clay sentinels near Church Lane. Beyond these structures, the land dips toward the water at Wigleys Pond, where the surface remains undisturbed save for the subtle rings left by rising fish. Copford maintains a steady connection to its geological roots, evidenced by the nearby brickpit that serves as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its fossiliferous layers. Residents move with a measured pace, their lives framed by the low-lying fields and the dense, green boundaries that demarcate the parish from its neighbours. The air in Copford carries a faint, earthy scent of damp clay and cooling autumn evenings, reminding one that the soil here has long shaped the architecture of the district. Time feels less like a river and more like a still pool, reflecting the changing seasons upon the weathered, historic facades that define the local vista.
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Explore Copford, 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: 51.880185, 0.796475. 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. |