Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Braintree · Region: Eastern
Explore Cressing, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cressing 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 Cressing, 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 | Cressing |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Braintree |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.857475 |
| Longitude | 0.601812 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cressing reveals itself through the low, amber light of the Essex sky, where the horizon stretches wide across flat, fertile plains. It lies 2.5 miles south-east of Braintree (from Braintree: bearing 125°T, OS grid TL 792 208), and is situated east-south-east of Tye Green village. The earth here holds the weight of centuries, particularly where the ancient timber frames of Cressing Temple Barns stand as silent, cathedral-like sentinels over the fields. These massive structures, remnants of a complex once held by the Knights Templar, anchor the landscape with a gravity that defies the passage of the seasons. Beyond these historic beams, the landscape softens toward the gentle, reflective surface of the Mill Stream, which draws the eye toward the hidden, quiet corners of the parish. A subtle, historical curiosity persists nearby at the Henge 300M Ene Of Newbarns Farm, where the earth still bears the faint, circular memory of prehistoric industry. Cressing maintains a grounded composure, balancing its agrarian roots with a stillness that seems to gather in the evening mist. Through the quiet lanes, one senses a lingering connection to a past where the rhythm of the harvest dictated the pulse of daily life.
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Explore Cressing, 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: 51.857475, 0.601812. 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. |