Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Tendring · Region: Eastern
Explore Kirby Cross, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Kirby Cross 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 Kirby Cross, 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 | Kirby Cross |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Tendring |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.842049 |
| Longitude | 1.219715 |
| Place Type | Village |
Kirby Cross occupies a modest rise of land where the flat, expansive character of the Essex coastline begins to yield to the inland fields. It lies 1.3 miles west-north-west of Frinton-on-Sea (from Frinton-on-Sea: bearing 301°T, OS grid TM 218 208), and is situated south-west of Kirby-le-Soken village. The light here possesses a particular pale clarity, often catching the weathered surfaces of the Kirby Cross Village Sign as it marks the transition from the bustling coastal road to the quieter lanes. To the north, the landscape drains toward the Marsh House Ditch, where the horizon stretches wide and the salt-bitten air hints at the proximity of the North Sea. The ground holds a quiet, agricultural patience, shaped by generations who worked the heavy clay soils before the modern commuter rhythms took hold. Further south, the vast expanse of the Holland Haven Marshes Sssi acts as a vital, shifting buffer between the solid earth and the tide, reflecting the changing moods of the sky in its pools. Kirby Cross retains a pragmatic, unassuming dignity, defined more by the passage of its residents and the seasonal turning of the nearby crops than by any singular monument. It remains a place of steady endurance, where the distant chime of church bells from neighbouring parishes carries easily across the open, unobstructed fields.
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Explore Kirby Cross, 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: 51.842049, 1.219715. 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. |