Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Tendring · Region: Eastern
Explore Great Clacton, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Clacton 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Great Clacton, Essex, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Great Clacton |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Tendring |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.804890 |
| Longitude | 1.152865 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Great Clacton anchors the northern reaches of the Tendring district, where the flat Essex horizon meets the wide, salt-heavy sky. It lies 1.0 miles north of Clacton-on-Sea (from Clacton-on-Sea: bearing 359°T, OS grid TM 174 165). The low-lying terrain here holds a quiet gravity, defined by the steady, unhurried flow of Picker’s Ditch as it carves a path through the fields toward the coast. Ancient foundations survive in the sturdy flint walls of St. John the Baptist Church, a structure that has watched the seasons turn over the landscape for centuries. Residents often find respite in the verdant expanse of Brook County Park, where the wind carries a faint, sharp tang of the North Sea across the grass. Great Clacton maintains an identity distinct from its seaside neighbour, trading the transient bustle of the shoreline for the grounded stability of its historic parish roots. As the afternoon light stretches thin and pale across the rooftops, the rhythm of daily life here settles into a hum that feels both ancient and entirely present.
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Explore Great Clacton, 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: 51.804890, 1.152865. 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 | August 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. |