Traditional county: Essex · Unitary authority: Southend-on-Sea · Region: Eastern
Explore Thorpe Bay, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thorpe Bay 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 | Thorpe Bay |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| Unitary Authority | Southend-on-Sea |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.535475 |
| Longitude | 0.760491 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Thorpe Bay unfolds as a pleasant suburban stretch along the Essex coast, its very air carrying the tang of the nearby estuary. It lies 3.4 km east of Southend-on-Sea (from Southend-on-Sea: bearing 99°T, OS grid TQ 915 854), and is situated south of Stonebridge village. The wide, open skies here seem to encourage a certain expansive feeling, the light often catching the rooftops in a warm, golden hue as the day mellows. Many of its streets are lined with houses of varied architectural styles, reflecting a period of growth and development that brought families to this seaside proximity. The local green, a patch of well-trodden grass, serves as a quiet heart for the neighbourhood, a place where children might chase a ball or dog walkers exchange pleasantries under the watchful gaze of mature trees. The proximity to the water shapes the character of Thorpe Bay, offering a sense of accessible nature even amidst its residential setting.
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Explore Thorpe Bay, 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: 51.535475, 0.760491. 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. |