Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Maldon · Region: Eastern
Explore Heybridge Basin, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Heybridge Basin 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 Heybridge Basin, 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 | Heybridge Basin |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Maldon |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.731224 |
| Longitude | 0.709057 |
| Place Type | Village |
Heybridge Basin commands the confluence where the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation meets the salt-scrubbed expanse of the estuary. It lies 1.3 miles east of Maldon (from Maldon: bearing 91°T, OS grid TL 871 070). The landscape here is defined by the sharp geometry of locks and the grey, shifting temper of the tidal water. To the north, the waters of Chigborough Mere offer a freshwater stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic clatter of rigging against masts in the basin itself. Salt winds scour the embankments, leaving the air tasting of brine and ancient mud. Nearby, the quiet presence of the Mound E Of Basin Road suggests a deeper, human antiquity that predates the industrial ambition of the canal. Wooden hulls sit grounded in the silt at low tide, their weathered timbers reflecting a history of trade that once moved grain and timber through these narrow channels. Sunlight catches the surface of the estuary, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter before the tide begins its slow, inevitable return.
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Explore Heybridge Basin, 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: 51.731224, 0.709057. 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. |