Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Uttlesford · Region: Eastern
Explore Great Sampford, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Sampford 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 Sampford |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Uttlesford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.992439 |
| Longitude | 0.391214 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Sampford emerges from the rolling clay lands of north-west Essex as a cluster of timber-framed houses and quiet lanes. It lies 3.4 miles north-east of Thaxted (from Thaxted: bearing 37°T, OS grid TL 642 353), and is situated south-south-east of Hempstead village. The Great Sampford Village Sign serves as a modest sentinel at the heart of the parish, marking the point where the sky seems to press closer to the rooftops during the long, amber afternoons of harvest. Beyond the immediate dwellings, the landscape holds the silent traces of the past in the form of The Howses Moated Site, where water and earth have settled into a quiet, overgrown permanence. A short distance away, the land rises toward Hawkin's Hill, offering a vantage point over the patchwork of fields that have defined the local economy for centuries. The architecture here speaks of patience, with weathered beams and lime-washed plaster reflecting a tradition of craftsmanship that has survived the shifting fashions of the countryside. Sunlight catches the edges of the meadows, illuminating the subtle gradients of the terrain that drain toward the nearby river systems. Every corner of Great Sampford retains a sturdy, unpretentious character, anchored by the enduring weight of its agricultural heritage.
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Explore Great Sampford, 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: 51.992439, 0.391214. 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. |