Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Chelmsford · Region: Eastern
Explore Galleywood, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Galleywood 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 | Galleywood |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Chelmsford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.700869 |
| Longitude | 0.470995 |
| Place Type | Village |
Galleywood, a village in the Chelmsford district of Essex, enjoys a quiet presence in the Eastern region of England. It lies 4.0 km south of Chelmsford (from Chelmsford: bearing 183°T, OS grid TL 708 031), and is situated west-south-west of Sandon village. The land here, a gentle swell of Essex countryside, catches the morning light with a soft, diffused glow, hinting at the agricultural past that underpins its present character. Galleywood's modest origins are reflected in its unassuming architecture, a collection of homes that blend into the landscape rather than asserting themselves against it. Its proximity to the larger centre of Chelmsford means it retains a certain peaceful detachment, a place where the evening sky can still stretch out in wide, unhurried swathes of colour.
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Explore Galleywood, 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: 51.700869, 0.470995. 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. |