Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Maldon · Region: Eastern
Explore Osea Island, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Osea Island 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 Osea Island, 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 Osea Island and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Osea Island |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Maldon |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.721287 |
| Longitude | 0.770669 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Osea Island draws its singular character from the shifting tides that twice daily sever its connection to the Essex mainland. It lies 4.0 miles east of Maldon (from Maldon: bearing 100°T, OS grid TL 914 061), and is situated south-south-east of Goldhanger village. Salt-bleached grasses and ancient sea walls define the perimeter, where the light off the Blackwater estuary often turns the horizon into a pale, shimmering seam of silver. To the south, the currents of Lawling Creek pull steadily against the mudflats, carving intricate, glistening channels through the silt. Osea Island remains a place of profound quietude, its isolation acting as a membrane that filters out the restless noise of the modern world. Beyond the northern shore, the damp, expansive reaches of The Stumble offer a sanctuary for wading birds that pick their way across the exposed seabed. The landscape here does not merely exist; it breathes with the rhythmic, heavy pulse of the North Sea, leaving a taste of brine upon the air that lingers long after the tide has begun its slow, inevitable return.
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Explore Osea Island, 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: 51.721287, 0.770669. 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. |