Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Old Heath, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Old Heath 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 Old Heath, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Essex or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Old Heath and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Old Heath |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.872684 |
| Longitude | 0.924739 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Old Heath stretches across the gentle, low-lying topography of Essex, where the horizon holds a quiet, expansive clarity. It lies 1.6 miles south-east of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 137°T, OS grid TM 014 233), and is situated north-east of Berechurch village. Sunlight often catches the surface of nearby Blythe Pond, casting long, shivering reflections across the water that seem to anchor the suburban stillness. To the west, the historic structure of Bourne Mill remains a sentinel of the past, its stone walls absorbing the soft, damp light that drifts in from the coast. Old Heath maintains a character defined by this proximity to water, where the air carries a faint, saline memory of the marshes further downstream. Residents walk paths that trace the edges of Distillery Pond, observing how the seasons alter the reeds and the restless movement of the surface. Modern life here unfolds against a backdrop of ancient drainage lines and the enduring, flat geography of the Colne valley. Such quiet corners define the rhythm of the day, turning the simple act of observation into a shared, unspoken tradition.
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Explore Old Heath, 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: 51.872684, 0.924739. 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. |