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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Little Canfield, 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 | 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 observes the Essex horizon with a quiet, persistent grace, its fields stretching out under a sky that often seems wider and paler than elsewhere in the county. It lies 3.3 miles 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 light here catches the damp, low-lying earth in a way that turns the morning mist into a thin, translucent veil over the hedgerows. A short distance to the north, the Warish Hall Moated Site and remains of Takeley Priory offer a silent, earthen anchor to the distant past, where the shadow of medieval stone still lingers in the quietude of the fields. Little Canfield maintains a steady, rural composure, defined more by the slow accumulation of seasons than by the haste of modern transit. Further afield, the River Roding traces a gentle, winding path through the landscape, its waters holding the reflections of pollarded willows as they have for centuries. The architecture of the surrounding land is one of heavy, dark timbers and clay, reflecting a pragmatic endurance that defines the character of this Essex terrain. Every turn in the lane reveals how closely the residents of Little Canfield live to the rhythm of the soil, where the turn of a plough or the sudden flight of a lapwing constitutes the primary news of the day.
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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 | 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. |