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Little Sampford Essex Map

Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Uttlesford · Region: Eastern

Explore Little Sampford, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little Sampford 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.

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PlaceLittle Sampford
Traditional CountyEssex
District / BoroughUttlesford
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.976731
Longitude0.403920
Place TypeHamlet

About Little Sampford

Little Sampford anchors a quiet corner of the Essex countryside, where the landscape stretches out in modest, arable folds of heavy clay. It lies 3.0 miles east-north-east of Thaxted (from Thaxted: bearing 58°T, OS grid TL 652 336), and is situated south-south-east of Great Sampford village. Beyond the quiet lanes, the Little Sampford Village Sign stands as a solitary sentinel, marking the threshold of a geography defined by slow, seasonal persistence. To the east, the rise of Hawkin's Hill catches the low winter sun, casting long, thin shadows that seem to stretch toward the horizon with deliberate intent. Nearby, the water-darkened soil of the Moated Site and Fishpond at Maynards Farm serves as a silent reminder of medieval industry, where the earth still holds the shape of vanished enclosures. The air here carries the faint, sharp scent of turned earth and cold iron, a sensory residue of centuries spent working the fields. Little Sampford maintains a dignified distance from the frantic pace of modern transport, preferring the company of hawthorn hedges and open, grey-blue skies. Time in this corner of the Uttlesford district moves not by the clock, but by the subtle shifts in the light that wash over the quiet, unadorned architecture.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Little Sampford Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 050° NE
  • Hawkin's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.9 mi, 079° E
  • Moated Site And Fishpond At Maynards Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 025° NNE
  • Great Winsey Moated Site And Fishpond, 1.4Km South West Of Finchingfield Church (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 124° ESE
  • Little Bardfield Brook (River) — 1.7 mi, 157° SSE
  • Spains Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.8 mi, 089° E · 25 ha
  • A Moated Site At Goddards Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 311° NW
  • West Wood, Little Sampford Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.9 mi, 264° W · 24 ha
  • Finchingfield Windmill (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 103° ESE
  • Finchingfield Guildhall (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 106° ESE
  • Piper's Meadow (Park) — 2.3 mi, 140° SE
  • Finchingfield Brook (River) — 2.3 mi, 122° ESE
  • Great Bardfield Cottage Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 148° SSE
  • Justice's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 104° ESE
  • Margaret Gardens (Park) — 3.0 mi, 239° WSW
  • John Webb's Windmill (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 238° WSW
  • Lady's Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.6 mi, 121° ESE
  • Ashdon Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.4 mi, 320° NW · 1 ha
  • The Waver (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.7 mi, 039° NE
  • Saling Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.7 mi, 150° SSE · 4 ha
  • Smithfield Bottom (Valley) — 5.8 mi, 285° WNW
  • Motte (Castle) — 5.8 mi, 209° SSW
  • Old Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 6.1 mi, 251° WSW
  • Hales Wood (National Nature Reserve) — 6.4 mi, 312° NW · 8 ha
  • Ashdon Village Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 323° NW
  • Bragg's Mill (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 329° NNW
  • Easton Lodge (site of) (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 213° SSW
  • Ridgewell Airfield Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 060° ENE
  • Prior's Hall Barn (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 263° W
  • Anne of Cleves House (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 014° NNE

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About This Little Sampford Map Page

Explore Little Sampford, 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: 51.976731, 0.403920. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.