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Upper Green Essex Map

(Suburban Area near Wimbish Green)

Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Uttlesford · Region: Eastern

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PlaceUpper Green
Traditional CountyEssex
District / BoroughUttlesford
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.994928
Longitude0.323492
Place TypeSuburban Area

About Upper Green

Upper Green traces the quiet, ancient contours of the Essex landscape where the earth holds the memory of medieval industry and agrarian toil. It lies 3.0 miles north-north-west of Thaxted (from Thaxted: bearing 343°T, OS grid TL 596 354), and is situated north-north-east of Wimbish Green village. The heavy clay soil here retains the dampness of the seasons, feeding the dense thickets that characterise this corner of the Uttlesford district. A short distance to the west, the Moated Site and Three Ponds at Parsonage Farm offer a sunken mirror to the sky, reflecting the grey-blue light that drifts across the open fields. Further east, the Great Brockholds Moated Site and Fishpond remains as a silent, water-filled testament to the permanence of historic land management. Sunlight often catches the edges of these hollows, turning the stagnant pools into plates of burnished bronze against the muted greens of the surrounding foliage. The geography of Upper Green is defined by these subtle depressions and the slow drainage of the land, which has dictated the movement of people and livestock for generations. Walking these paths, one feels the weight of a landscape that has prioritised the utility of the furrow and the pond over the grandiosity of architecture. Upper Green remains a place of understated persistence, where the horizon is a line drawn by the steady, unyielding growth of hedgerows and timber.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Moated Site And Three Ponds At Parsonage Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 1.0 mi, 266° W
  • With/Against (Public Artwork) — 1.0 mi, 126° SE
  • Great Brockholds Moated Site And Fishpond (Scheduled Monument) — 1.1 mi, 099° E
  • Water Lane Ditch (River) — 1.5 mi, 010° N
  • Lower House Brook (River) — 1.8 mi, 023° NNE
  • Freemans Farm Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.8 mi, 246° WSW
  • West Wood, Little Sampford Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.1 mi, 133° SE · 24 ha
  • Smithfield Bottom (Valley) — 2.2 mi, 275° W
  • Red Oaks Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.8 mi, 013° NNE
  • Margaret Gardens (Park) — 2.9 mi, 162° SSE
  • Ashdon Meadows Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.9 mi, 358° N · 1 ha
  • John Webb's Windmill (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 166° SSE
  • Moll Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.1 mi, 321° NW
  • Midsummer Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.2 mi, 002° N
  • Hales Wood (National Nature Reserve) — 3.3 mi, 336° NNW · 8 ha
  • Hunters' Well (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 279° W
  • The Maze, Saffron Walden (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.7 mi, 302° WNW
  • The Common (Park) — 3.8 mi, 301° WNW
  • Saffron Walden Turf Maze (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 302° WNW
  • Old Hole (Lake / Reservoir) — 4.0 mi, 216° SW
  • Ashdon Village Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 352° N
  • Bridge End Gardens (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 4.1 mi, 301° WNW · 5 ha
  • Saffron Walden Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 301° WNW
  • Walden Castle (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 301° WNW
  • Saffron Screen (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 291° WNW
  • The Close (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 299° WNW
  • Saffron Walden Amazes (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 297° WNW
  • Prior's Hall Barn (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 240° WSW
  • Bragg's Mill (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 001° N
  • Audley End (Historic Park or Garden (Grade I)) — 4.7 mi, 290° WNW · 248 ha

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About This Upper Green Map Page

Explore Upper Green, 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: 51.994928, 0.323492. 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 builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.