Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Chelmsford · Region: Eastern
Explore Runwell, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Runwell 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 | Runwell |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Chelmsford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.621538 |
| Longitude | 0.531451 |
| Place Type | Village |
Runwell rests in the Chelmsford district of Essex, a place where the gentle Essex countryside unfurls. It lies 1.2 km north-east of Wickford (from Wickford: bearing 39°T, OS grid TQ 753 944). The land around Runwell, shaped by a long agricultural past, offers a quiet beauty, particularly in the soft, diffused light that often filters through the eastern England skies, lending a subtle glow to the verdant fields. Though not possessing grand historical monuments, its character is built from the enduring presence of its homes and the quiet hum of daily life, a rhythm that seems to echo the steady growth of crops in the surrounding arable land. The very air in Runwell can carry a faint, earthy scent, a reminder of its connection to the soil that has sustained it for generations. This peaceful existence is woven into the very fabric of Runwell, a testament to its enduring rural heart.
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Explore Runwell, 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: 51.621538, 0.531451. 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. |