(Hamlet near Meesden)
Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Uttlesford · Region: Eastern
Explore Ford End, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ford End 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 | Ford End |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Uttlesford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.967107 |
| Longitude | 0.113465 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Ford End, a quiet hamlet in Uttlesford, possesses a certain understated grace. It lies 8.9 km north-west of Stansted Mountfitchet (from Stansted Mountfitchet: bearing 322°T, OS grid TL 452 319), and is situated south-east of Meesden village. Here, the land rolls gently, a canvas of greens that shift with the passing sun, giving the air a luminous quality. The houses, mostly of brick and tile, seem to settle comfortably into the landscape, their gardens often bursting with the vibrant hues of summer blooms. A sense of enduring peace pervades Ford End, a feeling that time here moves at a more thoughtful pace, marked by the slow turning of seasons rather than the hurried ticking of a clock.
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Explore Ford End, 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: 51.967107, 0.113465. 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. |