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Rettendon Essex Map

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

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

Interactive Map of Rettendon, Essex

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PlaceRettendon
Traditional CountyEssex
District / BoroughChelmsford
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.655361
Longitude0.552277
Place TypeVillage

About Rettendon

Rettendon commands a high, watchful ridge that surveys the shifting moods of the Essex landscape. It lies 3.1 miles west-north-west of South Woodham Ferrers (from South Woodham Ferrers: bearing 283°T, OS grid TQ 766 982), and is situated east-north-east of Coalhill village. The horizon here is vast and open, allowing the light to spill across the fields with a clarity that renders the distant silhouettes of trees into sharp, dark ink. To the east, the gentle contours of Mill Hill break the flatness of the terrain, offering a quiet vantage point over the patchwork of agricultural land. Rettendon carries a composure born of its elevation, where the wind carries the salt-scent of the nearby estuary across the hedgerows. Below the ridge, the quiet progress of Panhouse Farm Brook traces a silver path through the lower reaches, marking the boundary between the earth and the sky. The architecture of the parish church stands as a sturdy anchor for the spirit, its stone weathered by centuries of rain and sun. Such stillness defines the character of Rettendon, where the slow rotation of the seasons remains the only true measure of passing time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Curry Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.2 mi, 177° S
  • Garden Hyde Hall (Park) — 1.4 mi, 056° ENE
  • Rettendon village sign (Public Artwork) — 1.4 mi, 169° S
  • Panhouse Farm Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 321° NW
  • Rettendon Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 112° ESE
  • Call of the Wild Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 1.7 mi, 103° ESE
  • Mill Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.1 mi, 084° E
  • Hanningfield Reservoir (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 270° W
  • John Cox Recreational Area (Park) — 2.4 mi, 109° ESE
  • Hanningfield Reservoir Visitors' Centre (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 257° WSW
  • Thrift Wood, Woodham Ferrers Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 039° NE · 19 ha
  • Bicknacre Priory (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 027° NNE · 1 ha
  • Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 072° ENE
  • Stow Maries Aerodrome (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 074° ENE
  • Danbury Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.8 mi, 017° NNE · 71 ha
  • Medieval Saltern Adjacent To Hawbush Creek (Scheduled Monument) — 3.8 mi, 111° ESE · 9 ha
  • Icehouse In Danbury Country Park, 130M South Of Home Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 3.9 mi, 002° N
  • Danbury Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.1 mi, 003° N · 94 ha
  • Old Water Pump (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 318° NW
  • Galleywood Brickworks (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 306° NW
  • Rayleigh Mount (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 154° SSE
  • Sandford Mill Museum (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 343° NNW
  • Mill Hall (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 154° SSE
  • Rayleigh Mill (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 153° SSE
  • Mundon Wash (South Branch) (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.8 mi, 069° ENE
  • Barleylands Farm Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 5.8 mi, 230° SW
  • Chelmsford Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 321° NW
  • The Cater Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 250° WSW
  • @BillericayCine (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 249° WSW
  • Essex Police Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 335° NNW

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About This Rettendon Map Page

Explore Rettendon, 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: 51.655361, 0.552277. 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.