Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Rochford · Region: Eastern
Explore Hockley, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hockley 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.
| Place | Hockley |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Rochford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.601085 |
| Longitude | 0.654062 |
| Place Type | Village |
Hockley, a parish within Rochford's district, feels the gentle sway of Essex's eastern skies. It lies 3.7 km east-north-east of Rayleigh (from Rayleigh: bearing 64°T, OS grid TQ 839 924), and is situated west-north-west of Hawkwell village. The land here rolls with a quiet grace, a tapestry of fields that catch the sun in shifting patterns, hinting at the agricultural rhythms that have long shaped this place. Though no grand abbey ruins mark its past, the modest charm of its older buildings speaks of generations who have called Hockley home, their lives woven into the very earth. The air, particularly on a fine afternoon, carries a certain clarity, a freshness that seems to spring from the surrounding green spaces and the distant whisper of the coast.
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Explore Hockley, 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: 51.601085, 0.654062. 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 | June 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. |