Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Castle Point · Region: Eastern
Explore Tarpots, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Tarpots 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.
| Place | Tarpots |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Castle Point |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.565808 |
| Longitude | 0.550475 |
| Place Type | Village |
Tarpots, a quiet corner of Castle Point, breathes a gentle, unassuming presence. It lies 4.5 km west-south-west of Rayleigh (from Rayleigh: bearing 239°T, OS grid TQ 768 882), and is situated south-east of North Benfleet village. The land here, a subtle sweep of Essex countryside, often catches the low afternoon sun, casting long, soft shadows that seem to hold the day's secrets. Though not marked by grand pronouncements, Tarpots carries the quiet hum of everyday life, a place where the scent of damp earth after a summer shower mingles with the distant echo of traffic from busier arteries. The village green, a modest expanse of well-trodden grass, offers a simple focal point, a silent witness to generations of local comings and goings. The character of Tarpots is one of quiet persistence, a place that has settled into its landscape with a natural, unforced grace.
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Explore Tarpots, 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: 51.565808, 0.550475. 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 | June 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. |