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Start Hill Essex Map

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

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Place	Start Hill
Traditional County	Essex
District / Borough	Uttlesford
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.871145
Longitude	0.203881
Place Type	Village

About Start Hill

Start Hill emerges from the quiet Essex landscape as a modest cluster of dwellings, shaped by the steady, unassuming pace of the countryside. It lies 1.8 miles east of Bishop's Stortford (from Bishop's Stortford: bearing 89°T, OS grid TL 518 214), and is situated north-north-west of Bedlar's Green village. The namesake rise of Start Hill stands just a short distance to the east-south-east, offering a slight elevation where the air feels sharper and the horizon expands toward the distant horizon. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the houses, the terrain dips and rises with an ancient, subtle grace that suggests the slow work of water and wind over many centuries. A short journey to the south-east leads into the dense, verdant canopy of Hatfield Forest, where the trees hold a stillness that seems to absorb the modern hum of nearby transit. This proximity to such sprawling, untamed woodland provides a sharp contrast to the domestic order of the lanes, allowing the seasons to paint the perimeter of Start Hill in vivid, shifting hues of russet and emerald. The light here has a peculiar, pale clarity in the late afternoon, casting long, thin shadows across the fields that seem to reach for the very foundations of the buildings. Such quietude persists despite the closeness of major transport links, preserving a sense of isolation that keeps the spirit of the land remarkably intact.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Start Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.2 mi, 109° ESE
Old Rectory Moated Site, Glebe House (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 195° SSW
Great Hallingbury Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.1 mi, 197° SSW
Portingbury Hills (Scheduled Monument) — 1.2 mi, 126° SE · 1 ha
Hatfield Forest (Forest / Woodland) — 1.5 mi, 125° SE
Warren In Collins Coppice, Hatfield Forest (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 133° SE · 5 ha
Bat Willow Hurst Country Park (Park) — 1.7 mi, 309° NW
Red White and Blue (Park) — 1.7 mi, 299° WNW
Hockerill Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 262° W
Shell House (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 129° SE
Waytemore Castle (remains) (Castle) — 1.7 mi, 272° W
Bishop's Stortford Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 253° WSW
Great Hallingbury Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 221° SW
Tye Green Brook (River) — 2.0 mi, 032° NNE
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (Castle) — 2.2 mi, 358° N
House on the Hill Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 357° N
Leo Price Theatre (Theatre) — 2.3 mi, 270° W
Jubilee Arch (1935) (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 351° N
Thorley Flood Pound Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 220° SW · 17 ha
Little Hallingbury Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 212° SSW · 4 ha
The Marsh (Wetland) — 3.3 mi, 151° SSE
Folly Farm (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 289° WNW
Easton Lodge (site of) (Historic Ruins) — 5.0 mi, 074° ENE
Easton Lodge (Historic Park or Garden) — 5.1 mi, 074° ENE · 16 ha
The Osier Bed (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 207° SSW
Perryfield Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.3 mi, 071° ENE
Horse Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 5.4 mi, 079° ENE
Stony Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 5.5 mi, 259° W
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 245° WSW
Much Hadham Forge Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 258° WSW

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