Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Malting Green, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Malting Green 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 Malting Green, 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 | Malting Green |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.844364 |
| Longitude | 0.866302 |
| Place Type | Village |
Malting Green reveals itself through the low, heavy light of the Essex sky, where the horizon seems to press against the tops of the hedgerows. It lies 3.4 miles south-south-west of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 204°T, OS grid TL 975 200), and is situated south-east of Layer-de-la-Haye village. The land here holds the quiet patience of an old agricultural map, marked by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons across the open fields. To the south, the vast expanse of the Abberton Reservoir SSSI draws the eye, its waters acting as a silver mirror for the migrating birds that pass over the district. Nearby, the ancient earthworks of Kidman’s Dyke in Walk Wood remain as a silent, moss-covered ridge, grounding Malting Green in a history that long predates the modern road. The soil carries a distinct, clay-heavy scent after the rain, a reminder of the stubborn, fertile earth that has sustained this landscape for centuries. Even the local air feels stilled, caught between the industrial hum of the distance and the enduring silence of the surrounding woods. Malting Green persists as a place of subtle shifts, where the texture of the landscape changes with every subtle movement of the clouds.
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Explore Malting Green, 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: 51.844364, 0.866302. 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. |