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.
| Place | Downham |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Chelmsford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.637898 |
| Longitude | 0.482977 |
| Place Type | Village |
Downham, a quiet corner of Essex, unfolds with a gentle grace. It lies 3.8 km 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 air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of cultivated fields, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land's enduring fertility. Though not marked by grand monuments, Downham possesses a serene character, where the soft light of the Eastern sky can lend an almost ethereal glow to its modest houses and the undulating green of its surroundings. The quiet lanes, perhaps once trod by those tending the agricultural bounty of the region, now invite a slower pace, a moment to absorb the understated beauty of this English parish.
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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 | 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. |