Greenstead Essex Map

About Greenstead

Greenstead unfurls its suburban quietude just beyond the ancient walls of Colchester. It lies 2.6 km east of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 88°T, OS grid TM 022 254), and is situated west-south-west of Crockleford Heath village. Here, houses stand in neat rows, their gardens often bursting with the defiant colour of roses in summer, a quiet testament to patient cultivation. The air, particularly after a rain, carries a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of the surrounding farmland that presses in on the edges of Greenstead, its fields a patchwork of greens and golds under the wide East Anglian sky. Life in Greenstead moves at a pace that allows for the contemplation of small things: the precise angle of sunlight on a brick wall, the murmur of traffic a distant hum. It is a place where the day's labours often end with a familiar walk home, the silhouette of trees against the fading light a comforting constant.

About This Greenstead Map Page

Explore Greenstead, 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: 51.890699, 0.937363. 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.