Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Swan Street, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Swan Street 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Swan Street, Essex, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Swan Street |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.913069 |
| Longitude | 0.748960 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Swan Street emerges from the Essex clay as a quiet gathering of dwellings that hold the morning light in their brickwork with a singular, patient intensity. It lies 3.9 miles north-east of Coggeshall (from Coggeshall: bearing 43°T, OS grid TL 891 274), and is situated south-south-west of Chappel village. The landscape here is defined by the steady, unpretentious commerce of agriculture, where the fields stretch out in long, utilitarian lines that catch the amber glow of a low-hanging sun. To the west, the expansive canopy of Chalkney Wood SSSI offers a dense, rustling contrast to the open arable land, providing a sanctuary for the creatures that move unseen through the undergrowth. A short distance to the north-east, the World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct stands as a stark, concrete reminder of a more anxious era, its grey geometry cutting across the pastoral horizon. Swan Street maintains a rhythm dictated by the turning of the seasons, where the damp, cool air carries the scent of turned earth and the distant, metallic hum of the railway. The local topography slopes away toward the unseen channels of the river system, ensuring that the ground remains perpetually damp and rich with the minerals of the valley floor. Time in Swan Street feels measured not by the clock, but by the gradual change in the quality of the sky as it reflects off the damp hedgerows and the quiet, solitary lanes.
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Explore Swan Street, 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: 51.913069, 0.748960. 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. |