Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Uttlesford · Region: Eastern
Explore Little Canfield, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little Canfield 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 | Little Canfield |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Uttlesford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.867429 |
| Longitude | 0.286002 |
| Place Type | Village |
Little Canfield, a quiet corner of Essex, breathes with the muted colours of the eastern English countryside. It lies 5.4 km west of Great Dunmow (from Great Dunmow: bearing 266°T, OS grid TL 574 212), and is situated east of Smith's Green village. The land here, a gentle sweep of arable fields, often catches the afternoon sun in a way that transforms the ordinary into something softly luminous, a painterly light that seems to settle on the hedgerows and ancient oaks. The parish church, St. Mary and All Saints, stands as a steadfast sentinel, its flint walls whispering tales of centuries past, while the surrounding lanes, bordered by vibrant verges in spring, offer a tranquil passage. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant hay, a perfume as old as cultivation itself.
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Explore Little Canfield, 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: 51.867429, 0.286002. 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. |