Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Parson's Heath, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Parson's 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 Parson's 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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| Place | Parson's Heath |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.901702 |
| Longitude | 0.936831 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Parson's Heath holds a quiet authority over the eastern approaches to Essex, where the low-lying fields yield to the encroaching suburban pulse of the district. It lies 1.8 miles east-north-east of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 63°T, OS grid TM 021 266), and is situated south-west of Fox Street village. Beyond the domestic gardens and quiet roads, the landscape softens into the verdant sprawl of High Woods Country Park, where the trees catch the low autumn sun in shades of copper and bruised plum. The ground here carries a subtle, ancient weight, sloping gently toward the damp, reed-lined banks of Salary Brook which marks the eastern boundary of the local geography. Residents of Parson's Heath often look toward the northern horizon, where the silent, protected expanse of Bullock Wood Sssi preserves a fragment of the wilder, tangled woodland that once claimed this entire corner of England. There is a distinct, lingering quality to the light in these parts, especially as it glints off the asphalt and reflects the changing moods of the North Sea weather systems rolling in from the coast. Daily life here balances the practical necessities of its proximity to the larger town with a persistent, grounded stillness that defines the suburban experience. The enduring character of Parson's Heath remains tied to this threshold between the managed, modern fringe and the stubborn, lingering memory of the open countryside.
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Explore Parson's 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: 51.901702, 0.936831. 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. |