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Purton End Essex Map

Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Uttlesford · Region: Eastern

Explore Purton End, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Purton 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.

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PlacePurton End
Traditional CountyEssex
District / BoroughUttlesford
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.993042
Longitude0.256796
Place TypeHamlet

About Purton End

Purton End emerges from the quiet, chalky folds of the Essex landscape as a modest collection of dwellings bound by the rhythms of the seasons. It lies 2.2 miles south-south-east of Saffron Walden (from Saffron Walden: bearing 164°T, OS grid TL 550 351), and is situated north-north-west of Debden village. Sunlight clarifies the pale, flint-flecked earth here, illuminating fields that have long surrendered their secrets to the plough. To the east, the low-lying basin of Smithfield Bottom catches the morning mist, drawing moisture from the soil to sustain the hedgerows. A short distance to the north-west, the waters of Hunters' Well hold a stillness that mirrors the expansive, uncluttered sky above the lanes. The architecture of Purton End reflects a utilitarian grace, with timber frames and weatherboard siding that have weathered countless winters under the watchful gaze of the surrounding canopy. Ancient tracks and field boundaries trace the same patterns etched by farmers centuries ago, maintaining a continuity that transcends the passage of modern machinery. This corner of the Uttlesford district remains defined by its silence, broken only by the sharp, rhythmic call of birds transitioning between the open arable land and the denser copses.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Smithfield Bottom (Valley) — 0.8 mi, 065° ENE
  • Hunters' Well (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.8 mi, 322° NW
  • Thunderley Hall Moated Site And Fishponds (Scheduled Monument) — 0.9 mi, 055° NE
  • Debden Water (River) — 1.0 mi, 197° SSW
  • Fulfen Slade (River) — 1.1 mi, 305° NW
  • Moated Site 400M South-East Of Shortgrove Hall (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 269° W
  • Debden (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 164° SSE
  • Shortgrove Hall (Historic Park or Garden) — 1.4 mi, 277° W · 169 ha
  • Freemans Farm Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 116° ESE
  • Elephant Green (Park) — 1.8 mi, 251° WSW
  • The Common (Park) — 2.0 mi, 240° WSW
  • Saffron Screen (Cinema) — 2.0 mi, 326° NW
  • New Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 338° NNW
  • Mill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 280° W
  • Prior's Hall Barn (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 204° SSW
  • Saffron Walden Turf Maze (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 349° N
  • Audley End (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 2.3 mi, 318° NW · 248 ha
  • The Close (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 339° NNW
  • Saffron Walden Amazes (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 336° NNW
  • Saffron Walden Museum (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 343° NNW
  • Walden Castle (Historic Ruins) — 2.3 mi, 344° NNW
  • Neville Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.4 mi, 302° WNW
  • Place Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 325° NW
  • Audley End House and Gardens (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 321° NW
  • Springwood column (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 330° NNW
  • Hales Wood (National Nature Reserve) — 3.5 mi, 025° NNE · 8 ha
  • Hales And Shadwell Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 024° NNE · 15 ha
  • Quendon Wood Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.9 mi, 214° SSW · 34 ha
  • Ashdon Village Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 029° NNE
  • Clavering Castle (Castle) — 5.3 mi, 250° WSW

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About This Purton End Map Page

Explore Purton 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: 51.993042, 0.256796. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.