Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Tendring · Region: Eastern
Explore Great Oakley, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Oakley 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 | Great Oakley |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Tendring |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.903780 |
| Longitude | 1.188594 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Oakley occupies a quiet rise of land where the flat horizons of the Essex coast meet the steady, salt-breathed pull of the North Sea. It lies 5.1 miles south-west of Harwich (from Harwich: bearing 235°T, OS grid TM 194 276), and is situated east-south-east of Wix Green village. Fields of heavy clay soil stretch out toward the Ramsey River, where the light often catches the silvered grasses in a way that makes the earth seem thin and translucent. The local architecture bears the mark of centuries spent bracing against the North Sea gales, with sturdy brickwork and flint foundations anchoring the homes to the soil. To the east, the mudflats of Bull's Ooze provide a sanctuary for wading birds, their cries carrying across the marshes with a lonely, piercing clarity. A sense of ancient industry remains in the landscape, hinted at by the remnants of a heavy anti-aircraft gunsite that stands as a silent monitor over the changing tides. Great Oakley retains a distinct, unhurried character, defined by the way the sky expands above the open agricultural plains. Here, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, rhythmic reclamation of the shore by the incoming tide.
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Explore Great Oakley, 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: 51.903780, 1.188594. 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. |