Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Uttlesford · Region: Eastern
Explore The Common, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the The Common 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.
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| Place | The Common |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Uttlesford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.018604 |
| Longitude | 0.338536 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
The Common emerges from the Essex landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the patient, low-slung horizon of the Uttlesford district. It lies 4.1 miles east of Saffron Walden (from Saffron Walden: bearing 94°T, OS grid TL 605 381), and is situated north of Radwinter village. Here, the light catches the flint-flecked brickwork of older cottages, casting long, sharp shadows that seem to anchor the buildings to the heavy, clay-rich earth. Just a short distance to the east, the Lower House Brook traces a thin, silver line through the fields, its steady passage providing a constant, low-frequency hum to the otherwise silent meadows. The geography remains modest and open, allowing the wind to sweep unobstructed across the fallow ground toward the distant rise of Red Oaks Hill. Residents of The Common observe the seasonal shifts in the colour of the soil, which transitions from a stark, winter-grey to the deep, resonant brown of the spring ploughing. Walking the narrow lanes, one might catch a glimpse of the past in the weathered timber frames that have surrendered slightly to the gravity of the centuries. The Common maintains a deliberate stillness, detached from the frantic pace of modern transit, where the only true measurement of time is the lengthening of the afternoon sun.
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Explore The Common, 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: 52.018604, 0.338536. 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. |