Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Chelmsford · Region: Eastern
Explore Downham, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Downham 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 Downham, 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 | Downham |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Chelmsford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.637898 |
| Longitude | 0.482977 |
| Place Type | Village |
Downham rests upon the gentle, rising clay slopes of the Essex landscape, defined by the quiet persistence of its agricultural character. It lies 2.4 miles north-west of Wickford (from Wickford: bearing 316°T, OS grid TQ 719 961), and is situated east-north-east of Ramsden Heath village. The horizon here is dominated by the expansive, reflective mirror of the Hanningfield Reservoir Sssi, which draws a cool, silver light across the surrounding fields. To the south, Pump Hill elevates the terrain, offering a vantage point where the wind carries the scent of damp earth and turning furrows. History lingers in the local soil, evidenced by the nearby Chitham's Farm Moated Site, a quiet reminder of medieval land management. Downham maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons, where the light shifts across the flat plains to illuminate the ancient, heavy timber of its older structures. The air often feels still, holding the weight of centuries in the quietude of its lanes and the sparse architecture of its homes. Downham remains a place where the sky feels unusually vast, pressing down upon the fields with a grey, oceanic intensity.
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Explore Downham, 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: 51.637898, 0.482977. 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. |