Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Rowhedge, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rowhedge 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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| Place | Rowhedge |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.858031 |
| Longitude | 0.947884 |
| Place Type | Village |
Rowhedge anchors the western bank of the River Colne, where the tidal pulse of the estuary dictates the daily rhythm of the shoreline. It lies 0.5 miles west of Wivenhoe (from Wivenhoe: bearing 281°T, OS grid TM 030 218). The salt-tinged air drifts inland from the Upper Colne Marshes SSSI, carrying a sharp, mineral clarity that defines the local atmosphere. Birch Brook winds quietly toward the river, tracing a path through the low-lying terrain that has long sustained the maritime character of the waterfront. Rowhedge retains a stubborn, industrious memory of its shipbuilding past, visible in the sturdy red-brick facades that overlook the turning tide. Beyond the slipways, the ground rises toward the ancient earthworks of the Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall, which stand as silent sentinels over the shifting mudflats. This landscape offers a stark, austere beauty, where the grey light of the North Sea drains the colour from the reeds and leaves the horizon feeling vast and unadorned.
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Explore Rowhedge, 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: 51.858031, 0.947884. 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. |