Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Dedham, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Dedham 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.
| Place | Dedham |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.958870 |
| Longitude | 0.993396 |
| Place Type | Village |
Dedham, a jewel in Essex's green crown, unfurls itself with a quiet dignity. It lies 5.1 km west-north-west of Manningtree (from Manningtree: bearing 287°T, OS grid TM 057 331), and is situated south-east of Stratford St Mary village. The River Stour, a ribbon of silver reflecting the painterly skies of Constable Country, defines much of Dedham's character, its gentle flow a constant murmur against the ancient stones of the parish church. The village green, vast and inviting, seems to hold the echoes of countless summer afternoons, a place where time might pause, caught in the soft sunlight. Beyond the timber-framed houses, the landscape rolls with the subtle grace of the Dedham Vale, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where hedgerows stitch fields together like a well-worn quilt. The air here carries a particular stillness, a hushed reverence for the centuries that have shaped Dedham into the enduring presence it is today.
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Explore Dedham, 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: 51.958870, 0.993396. 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 | June 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. |