Fobbing Essex Map

About Fobbing

Fobbing, a quiet corner of Essex, breathes a subtle, enduring presence. It lies 1.9 km east-north-east of Stanford-le-Hope (from Stanford-le-Hope: bearing 57°T, OS grid TQ 715 846). The land here, a gentle sweep of arable fields, often catches the low sun in a way that turns the ordinary into something rather luminous, casting long shadows that seem to whisper of centuries past. The village itself, a collection of homes and gardens, possesses a certain unassuming dignity, its lanes often quiet save for the murmur of local life or the distant call of a curlew from the nearby marshes. Though it bears no grand monuments, a sense of quiet continuity pervades Fobbing, a feeling that the land has shaped its inhabitants as much as they have shaped it. The church of St. Michael, with its ancient tower, stands as a steadfast sentinel, its stones weathered by countless seasons and its spire a slender finger pointing towards the vast, often cloud-strewn, sky.

About This Fobbing Map Page

Explore Fobbing, 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: 51.534676, 0.472249. 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.