Peldon Essex Map

About Peldon

Peldon, a quiet hamlet in the Colchester district of Essex, lies where the land begins to gently unfurl towards the Blackwater estuary. It lies 4.2 km north-north-west of West Mersea (from West Mersea: bearing 336°T, OS grid TL 990 164), and is situated east-north-east of Great Wigborough village. The air here often carries a faint, briny tang, a whisper from the distant sea that softens the sharp edges of the surrounding farmland, a landscape of broad, arable fields where the light seems to linger longer in the afternoons. The village itself, a scattering of houses and cottages, possesses a certain understated grace, its ancient church, St. Mary's, a solid, comforting presence against the wide, ever-changing sky. Peldon's history is woven into the very soil, a place where generations have tilled the earth and watched the seasons turn, their lives quietly mirroring the slow, steady pulse of the countryside.

About This Peldon Map Page

Explore Peldon, 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: 51.810918, 0.886465. 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.