Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Braintree · Region: Eastern
Explore Rotten End, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rotten 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 | Rotten End |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Braintree |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.937838 |
| Longitude | 0.519135 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The quiet lanes of Rotten End wind through a landscape shaped by agriculture. It lies 7.0 km north-north-west of Braintree (from Braintree: bearing 341°T, OS grid TL 732 295), and is situated east of Shalford village. Historically, Rotten End, like much of this part of Essex, would have been characterized by farming and small rural holdings. The immediate surroundings of Rotten End are typical of the East Anglian countryside, with arable fields and hedgerows defining the patchwork of the countryside. While there are no grand historical monuments within Rotten End itself, its charm lies in its understated rural character and its connection to the broader agricultural heritage of the Braintree district. The hamlet offers a peaceful existence, far removed from the bustle of larger towns.
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Explore Rotten 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: 51.937838, 0.519135. 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. |