Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Braintree · Region: Eastern
Explore Ost End, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Ost End 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 Ost End, 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 | Ost End |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Braintree |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.980282 |
| Longitude | 0.489201 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Ost End emerges from the quiet, agricultural patchwork of north Essex as a modest collection of dwellings defined by the steady, unpretentious labour of the fields. It lies 6.5 miles east-north-east of Thaxted (from Thaxted: bearing 73°T, OS grid TL 710 342), and is situated east-north-east of Finchingfield village. The horizon here is dominated by the expansive, open sky of the East Anglian plains, which casts a pale, silvery light over the hedgerows during the early morning hours. To the north-west, the historic earthworks of the Jekyll’s Farm Moated Site and Fishpond quietly record the medieval occupation of these heavy clay soils. The landscape retains a singular, sparse character, where the land rises slightly toward Justice’s Hill, offering a vantage point over the surrounding arable expanse. Water moves with a slow, deliberate purpose through the nearby Toppesfield Brook, feeding the ancient drainage patterns that have long dictated the rhythm of local husbandry. Ost End remains a place of deep silences, where the wind through the winter-stripped trees provides the primary soundtrack to the turning of the seasons. There is a persistent, grounded dignity in the way the local architecture keeps its back to the prevailing breeze, favouring utility and permanence over ornament.
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Explore Ost End, 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: 51.980282, 0.489201. 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. |