South Hanningfield Essex Map

About South Hanningfield

South Hanningfield, a village in the Chelmsford district of Essex, lies in the Eastern region of England, a quiet corner of the county. It lies 4.2 km north of Wickford (from Wickford: bearing 360°T, OS grid TQ 744 976), and is situated west of Coalhill village. The gentle slope of the land here, leading towards the modest flows of the River Crouch, often catches the late afternoon sun, casting long shadows across fields that have been tilled and tended for generations. A scattering of ancient oaks, their branches like arthritic fingers against the sky, still guard the approaches to South Hanningfield, hinting at an age before the smooth tarmac roads. The parish church, a solid building of flint and brick, presides over a green that, on market days in years past, would have buzzed with the low murmur of commerce and the scent of freshly turned earth. The very air seems to hold a certain stillness, a quiet contemplation of the passage of seasons.

About This South Hanningfield Map Page

Explore South Hanningfield, 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: 51.650585, 0.520651. 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.