Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Tendring · Region: Eastern
Explore Thorpe Cross, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thorpe Cross 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 Cross |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Tendring |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.851121 |
| Longitude | 1.187511 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Thorpe Cross, a quiet hamlet in the Tendring district, lies bathed in the soft, often diffused light that characterizes the eastern reaches of England. It lies 4.5 km west-north-west of Frinton-on-Sea (from Frinton-on-Sea: bearing 298°T, OS grid TM 196 217), and is situated east-south-east of Thorpe-le-Soken village. Though small, Thorpe Cross possesses a certain stillness, a quietude that seems to absorb the gentle murmur of the surrounding agricultural lands. The land here, a rich tapestry of arable fields, unfolds with a subtle, almost imperceptible undulation, hinting at the ancient, patient work of cultivation. A sense of enduring peace pervades Thorpe Cross, a feeling amplified by the wide, pale skies that can, on clear evenings, paint the horizon with hues of rose and gold.
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Explore Thorpe Cross, 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: 51.851121, 1.187511. 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. |