Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Uttlesford · Region: Eastern
Explore Takeley Street, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Takeley 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 Takeley 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 | Takeley Street |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Uttlesford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.868231 |
| Longitude | 0.247157 |
| Place Type | Village |
Takeley Street stretches across the Essex landscape as a ribbon of domestic life, defined by the steady pulse of the B1256 road that once served as the primary artery for travellers crossing the county. It lies 3.4 miles south-east of Stansted Mountfitchet (from Stansted Mountfitchet: bearing 137°T, OS grid TL 548 212), and is situated west of Takeley village. The horizon here is dominated by the expansive, shifting canopy of Hatfield Forest, which looms less than a mile to the south-west, casting long, melancholic shadows across the fields as the afternoon light wanes. Ancient timber-framed cottages stand with a stoic, weather-worn grace, their plaster walls holding the quiet memory of centuries of agricultural toil. Nearby, the Pincey Brook carves a slow, meandering path through the earth, a silver thread that draws moisture from the heavy clay soil. Takeley Street retains a distinct character, caught between the encroaching modern bustle of the skies above and the rooted, silent presence of the surrounding woodland. The air often carries the faint, damp scent of leaf mould and turned earth, a reminder that the wilder, wooded world is never truly distant from the front doors of the houses. Each chimney pot and garden fence in Takeley Street marks a boundary between the persistent hum of the present day and the deep, enduring stillness of the Essex countryside.
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Explore Takeley 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: 51.868231, 0.247157. 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. |