Traditional county: Essex · Unitary authority: Thurrock · Region: Eastern
Explore North Stifford, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the North Stifford 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 North Stifford, 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 | North Stifford |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| Unitary Authority | Thurrock |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.498210 |
| Longitude | 0.306192 |
| Place Type | Village |
North Stifford retains a distinct character, anchored by the quiet flow of the Mardyke river that carves a path through the surrounding lowlands. It lies 1.6 miles north-north-west of Grays (from Grays: bearing 327°T, OS grid TQ 601 802), and is situated north-north-west of Chafford Hundred village. St. Mary’s Church stands as a silent sentinel at the heart of North Stifford, its flint and stone walls holding the weight of centuries against the shifting Essex sky. Just a short walk away, the rugged, dramatic topography of the Chafford Gorges Nature Park reveals the hidden history of the land’s industrial extraction, now reclaimed by wild, unruly greenery. Light catches the steep, chalky slopes of the nearby Grays Thurrock Chalk Pit Sssi, where the earth reveals its pale, skeletal marrow to the sun. The air here carries a crisp, lingering freshness, untroubled by the nearby sprawl of modern development. Residents find solace in the contrast between the historic lanes and the deep, silent pools that mirror the clouds above the gorges. North Stifford preserves a sense of stillness, a quiet pause in the landscape that refuses to be hurried by the turning of the tide.
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Explore North Stifford, 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: 51.498210, 0.306192. 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. |