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.
| 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 rests in the gentle embrace of the Essex countryside, its name a quiet whisper on the wind. It lies 10.4 km 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 land here rolls with a subtle grace, a patchwork of fields that catch the light in shifting hues, hinting at generations of cultivation. A sense of quiet endurance pervades Ost End, a steadfastness born of its agricultural roots, where the distant lowing of cattle might drift across the hedgerows on a still afternoon. The air itself often carries the clean scent of soil and growing things, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and their landscape. Though lacking grand monuments, Ost End possesses a humble beauty, found in the weathered brickwork of its dwellings and the steadfast presence of its parish church.
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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 | June 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. |