Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Chelmsford · Region: Eastern
Explore Great Baddow, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Baddow 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 | Great Baddow |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Chelmsford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.714968 |
| Longitude | 0.497896 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Great Baddow's gentle rise offers a panorama that softens the Essex sky. It lies 3.0 km south-east of Chelmsford (from Chelmsford: bearing 146°T, OS grid TL 726 047), and is situated west of Sandon village. The ancient parish church of St. Mary the Virgin, with its sturdy tower, has long kept watch over the changing seasons, its stones warmed by the same sun that illuminates the surrounding fields. Though now largely a residential area, a quiet hum of local commerce persists, with shops and businesses serving the daily needs of its inhabitants, a continuity from times when the land yielded its bounty and crafts flourished. The pathways through Great Baddow, often bordered by hedges that whisper secrets of the countryside, invite contemplation, a gentle echo of the pastoral landscape that has shaped its character.
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Explore Great Baddow, 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: 51.714968, 0.497896. 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. |