Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Little Wigborough, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Little Wigborough 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 Wigborough, 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 Wigborough |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.804177 |
| Longitude | 0.868277 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Little Wigborough remains a singular fragment of the Essex coastline, defined by the slow, tidal pulse of the Blackwater estuary. It lies 2.7 miles north-west of West Mersea (from West Mersea: bearing 317°T, OS grid TL 978 156), and is situated east-north-east of Great Wigborough village. Salt-laden winds carry the scent of the nearby Copt Hall Marshes, where the horizon dissolves into a pale, shifting seam of sky and water. St Ives Hill rises gently to the north-east, offering a modest vantage point over the flat, reclaimed earth that has sustained generations of farmers. The light here possesses a particular clarity, sharpening the edges of the ancient church tower and casting long, melancholic shadows across the fields. Little Wigborough keeps its own counsel, far removed from the clamour of modern thoroughfares, favouring the quiet industry of the soil over the frantic pace of the outside world. Winter skies turn the reeds to burnished copper, lending the landscape a stark, austere beauty that resists any easy charm. Each season leaves its mark upon the saltings, where the land and sea engage in a perpetual, silent negotiation for space.
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Explore Little Wigborough, 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: 51.804177, 0.868277. 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. |