Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Wakes Colne, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Wakes Colne 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 | Wakes Colne |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.924867 |
| Longitude | 0.745172 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Wakes Colne, a quiet hamlet in the Colchester district of Essex, offers a sense of enduring peace. It lies 7.2 km north-east of Coggeshall (from Coggeshall: bearing 34°T, OS grid TL 888 287), and is situated north-west of Chappel village. The land around Wakes Colne gently slopes, allowing the soft Essex light to pool in the hollows and paint the distant fields with subtle hues of gold and green. The River Colne meanders not far off, its quiet flow a constant whisper through the landscape, a reminder of ancient pathways. Though small, Wakes Colne carries the quiet dignity of places that have seen generations come and go, their lives unfolding against this timeless backdrop. The ancient parish church, St. Andrew's, stands as a silent sentinel, its flint walls absorbing the years and the stories of the folk who have worshipped within its embrace.
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Explore Wakes Colne, 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: 51.924867, 0.745172. 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. |