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Swallows Cross Essex Map

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

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Place	Swallows Cross
Traditional County	Essex
District / Borough	Brentwood
Region	Eastern
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.664876
Longitude	0.329933
Place Type	Hamlet

About Swallows Cross

Swallows Cross emerges from the quiet Essex landscape as a collection of dwellings where the horizon feels wide and unencumbered by the clamour of modern thoroughfares. It lies 3.2 miles north-north-east of Brentwood (from Brentwood: bearing 19°T, OS grid TQ 612 988), and is situated east-south-east of Wyatt's Green village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, catching the edges of hedgerows and fallow fields in a way that renders the mundane details of rural life momentarily luminous. To the east, the ruins of Thoby Priory offer a silent, stone-hewn gravity to the surrounding pastures, reminding visitors of a monastic past that once held sway over these verdant acres. A short distance to the west, the Doddinghurst Brook carves a persistent, silver path through the clay, its movement providing a steady, low-frequency pulse beneath the rustling canopy of ash and oak. Swallows Cross remains defined by this interplay of water and earth, where the soil is heavy and rich, clinging to the boots of those who walk its perimeter. The agricultural heritage of the district lingers in the layout of the lanes, which follow the ancient, erratic contours of land once divided by feudal custom rather than modern planning. Each season brings a transformation to the local flora, from the sharp green of early spring shoots to the muted, bronzed exhaustion of late autumn.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Doddinghurst Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 274° W
Thoby Priory (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 097° E
Barns Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 035° NE
The Green (Park) — 1.9 mi, 349° N
Ingatestone Hall Brook (River) — 1.9 mi, 101° E
Blackmore Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 348° NNW
Blackmore Millenium Field (Park) — 2.2 mi, 344° NNW
The Coppice, Kelvedon Hatch Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.3 mi, 279° W · 9 ha
Abandoned Toilets (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 274° W
Abandoned Hall (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 275° W
Moated Site 210M South East Of Brizes (Scheduled Monument) — 2.5 mi, 263° W
Ingatestone Hall (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 095° E
Roman Villa 100M North West Of Handley Barns (Scheduled Monument) — 2.8 mi, 052° NE · 10 ha
High Woods (Forest / Woodland) — 3.0 mi, 037° NE
Brentwood Theatre (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 199° SSW
Beacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.3 mi, 273° W
Chapel of St Thomas à Becket (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 201° SSW
The Park (Forest / Woodland) — 3.4 mi, 225° SW
Mill Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 193° SSW
Weald Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.6 mi, 226° SW · 222 ha
Gipsy Bottom (Valley) — 3.7 mi, 259° W
Belvedere Tower (ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 222° SW
Peartree Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.5 mi, 171° S
The Gruffalo Trail (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 185° S
Thorndon Hall (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.7 mi, 176° S · 461 ha
@BillericayCine (Cinema) — 4.7 mi, 128° SE
The Cater Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 126° SE
Thorndon Park Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 4.8 mi, 179° S · 148 ha
Scrub Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 4.8 mi, 188° S
Old Macdonald Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.8 mi, 236° SW

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