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Fordstreet Essex Map

Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern

Explore Fordstreet, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fordstreet 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.

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Place	Fordstreet
Traditional County	Essex
District / Borough	Colchester
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.911517
Longitude	0.790803
Place Type	Village

About Fordstreet

Fordstreet emerges from the Essex clay as a quiet confluence of ancient lanes and low-lying meadowland. It lies 4.9 miles west-north-west of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 288°T, OS grid TL 920 273), and is situated south-south-west of Fordham village. The morning light here often catches the damp, heavy texture of the soil, illuminating a landscape that has long been defined by the steady, unpretentious labour of the fields. To the east, the waters of the Hillhouse Wood Brook trace a silver vein through the earth, feeding the verdant margins that sustain the local wildlife. The architecture of Fordstreet remains humble, composed of timber frames and rendered brickwork that seem to have grown organically from the surrounding pasture. A mile to the northeast, the open expanse of Quilters Green provides a wide, grassy lungs for the horizon, where the wind moves with an uninterrupted, rhythmic grace. This corner of the Colchester district retains an elemental character, where the passage of the seasons is marked by the shifting colours of the hedgerows rather than the frantic pace of modern industry. Fordstreet persists as a grounded testament to the persistence of rural life, far removed from the clamour of the busier neighbouring hubs.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Quilters Green (Park) — 1.0 mi, 038° NE
Aldham Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 194° SSW
Hillhouse Wood Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 090° E
World War Ii Eastern Command Line At Chappel Viaduct (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 297° WNW
Heritage Centre & Platforms 5 + 6 (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 307° NW
Fordham Heath (Park) — 1.7 mi, 115° ESE
Restoration Shed (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 308° NW
Marks Tey Brickpit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 196° SSW · 30 ha
Circular Brick Kilns, W H Collier Brick And Tile Works, Church Lane (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 194° SSW
Roman Villa 450M South Of Warren'S Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 238° WSW · 2 ha
Tey Brook (River) — 2.5 mi, 232° SW
Chalkney Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 277° W · 74 ha
Wigleys Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 177° S
Mill Race (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.8 mi, 285° WNW
The Bottoms (Valley) — 3.0 mi, 016° NNE
Wormingford Mere (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 009° N
Water Trough Frederick Joshua Richardson (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 116° ESE
Castle Mound (Castle) — 3.4 mi, 345° NNW
Llamas and Alpacca (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 156° SSE
Lemurs & Colobus Monkeys (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 153° SSE
Goats (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 156° SSE
Essex Pigs (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 154° SSE
All Saints Church (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 151° SSE
Clicket Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.9 mi, 001° N
'Landscape Lens' (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 039° NE
Kalahari Theatre (Theatre) — 3.9 mi, 151° SSE
Colchester Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.9 mi, 154° SSE
Information Kiosk (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 286° WNW
America Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.2 mi, 079° E
Earls Colne Heritage Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 285° WNW

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