Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore West Bergholt, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the West Bergholt 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 | West Bergholt |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.912873 |
| Longitude | 0.852400 |
| Place Type | Village |
West Bergholt breathes a quiet presence on the Essex landscape. It lies 4.1 km north-west of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 309°T, OS grid TL 962 276), and is situated south-west of Great Horkesley village. The land around West Bergholt rolls gently, a canvas of cultivated fields and ancient woodlands where the late afternoon sun can cast long, dramatic shadows. Its history is etched into the very stones of St. George's Church, a solid, reassuring landmark that has watched over generations of villagers. The air here often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and distant livestock, a timeless perfume of rural England. A particular beauty can be found in the way the light filters through the leaves of the mature trees bordering the village green, painting fleeting patterns on the well-trodden turf.
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Explore West Bergholt, 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: 51.912873, 0.852400. 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. |