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Mowden Essex Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Mowden, Essex

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mowden, 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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PlaceMowden
Traditional CountyEssex
District / BoroughBraintree
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.761312
Longitude0.576481
Place TypeHamlet

About Mowden

Mowden reveals itself through a quiet geometry of arable fields and narrow lanes that catch the low, honeyed light of the Essex afternoon. It lies 3.8 miles south-west of Witham (from Witham: bearing 226°T, OS grid TL 779 100), and is situated south-west of Hatfield Peverel village. The horizon here is defined by a flat, expansive openness that allows the sky to command the landscape, pressing down upon the earth with a pale, vast intensity. To the east, the River Ter meanders through the landscape, its slow, silver ribbon providing a cool breath of moisture to the surrounding clay soils. Mowden remains a place of subtle transitions, where the modern pace of the nearby A12 corridor is muffled by the thick, sheltering hedges of ancient field boundaries. A short distance away, the historic parkland of Hatfield Priory offers a dense, verdant contrast to the open plough, its eighteen hectares providing a sanctuary for birds and long-shadowed oaks. The agricultural character of the land dictates the rhythm of the seasons, as farmers work the heavy, fertile ground that has sustained this corner of the Braintree district for centuries. Through every changing season, the wind moves across the stubble and grass with a soft, persistent sigh, reminding any traveller that Mowden belongs entirely to the elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • River Ter (River) — 1.1 mi, 089° E
  • Hatfield Priory (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.2 mi, 069° ENE · 18 ha
  • Boreham Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 276° W
  • The Green (Park) — 1.5 mi, 064° ENE
  • Boreham Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 249° WSW
  • Scotch Marsh (Wetland) — 1.9 mi, 121° ESE
  • Blake'S Wood & Lingwood Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 187° S · 87 ha
  • Woodham Walter Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 165° SSE · 80 ha
  • Complex Of Cropmarks Including Barrows E Of Hoemill Barns (Scheduled Monument) — 2.6 mi, 124° ESE · 13 ha
  • Swan Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.7 mi, 353° N
  • Church Green (Park) — 2.9 mi, 355° N
  • WW2 Boreham Airfield USAF Memorial (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 307° NW
  • Wickham Bishops Timber Trestle Railway Viaduct (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 073° ENE
  • Medieval Tile Kiln N Of Eves Corner (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 175° S
  • Irrigation (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 341° NNW
  • Sandford Mill Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 228° SW
  • The Langford and Beeleigh Miniature Railway (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 103° ESE
  • Astaria (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 104° ESE
  • The Museum of Power (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 103° ESE
  • Essex Police Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 246° WSW
  • Springfield Hall Outbuildings (Historic Ruins) — 4.2 mi, 261° W
  • Old Court Theatre (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 247° WSW
  • St Giles Hospital (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 121° ESE
  • Marconi New Street Factory (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 251° WSW
  • Loddart's Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.8 mi, 143° SE
  • Ware Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.8 mi, 117° ESE
  • The Gilson Family (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 248° WSW
  • Thomas Plume's Library (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 115° ESE
  • Combined Military Services Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 112° ESE
  • Civic Theatre (Theatre) — 5.0 mi, 250° WSW

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About This Mowden Map Page

Explore Mowden, 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: 51.761312, 0.576481. 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.