Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Chelmsford · Region: Eastern
Explore Great Waltham, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Great Waltham 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 Waltham, 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 Waltham |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Chelmsford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.794231 |
| Longitude | 0.456576 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Waltham retains a quiet composure, defined by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across the Essex landscape. It lies 4.0 miles north of Chelmsford (from Chelmsford: bearing 350°T, OS grid TL 695 134), and is situated north of Broad's Green village. The light here seems to linger longer on the brickwork of the older houses, casting sharp, clear shadows that stretch across the lanes as the afternoon wanes. To the east, the extensive grounds of Langleys offer a vast expanse of green, where the weight of centuries sits comfortably among the managed oaks and formal hedges. Nearby, the steady, unassuming presence of the Walthambury Brook cuts a vein through the fields, its water reflecting the pale, shifting clouds of the Eastern region. Great Waltham holds its history in the quiet geometry of its fields rather than in grand displays, allowing the local architecture to settle into the earth with an unforced gravity. The air carries the faint, bracing scent of turning soil, reminding those who walk these paths of the agricultural persistence that has long sustained the district. Even as the modern world brushes against the edges of the parish, the horizon remains wide and indifferent, shaped by the same wind that has swept over these slopes for generations.
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Explore Great Waltham, 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: 51.794231, 0.456576. 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. |