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Willows Green Essex Map

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

Explore Willows Green, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Willows Green 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.

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PlaceWillows Green
Traditional CountyEssex
District / BoroughUttlesford
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.849933
Longitude0.496739
Place TypeVillage

About Willows Green

Willows Green emerges from the Essex landscape as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the simple geometry of its lanes and the persistence of its rural character. It lies 3.1 miles south-west of Braintree (from Braintree: bearing 231°T, OS grid TL 720 197), and is situated north-north-west of Great Leighs village. The earth here rises gently toward the modest height of Milch Hill, which watches over the surrounding fields with a calm, ancient indifference. Light lingers long upon the open pastures, catching the dew that gathers near the waters of Lavender Lake as the afternoon fades into a cooling grey. Willows Green preserves an atmosphere of deliberate composure, where the hum of modern life is softened by the slow rotation of the seasons. Nearby, the rows of the Felstar Vineyard and Brewery suggest a marriage between the traditional soil and a refined, patient industry. The architecture remains unpretentious, grounding the horizon in a way that feels both permanent and entirely unforced. Travelers passing through Willows Green often remark on the way the sky seems to claim more space here, casting a vast and shifting clarity over the quiet lanes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Milch Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.1 mi, 004° N
  • Felstar Vineyard and Brewery (Attraction) — 0.6 mi, 340° NNW
  • Lavender Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.9 mi, 210° SSW
  • Lodge Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.1 mi, 227° SW
  • Great Notley Country Park (Park) — 1.2 mi, 047° NE
  • Bird of Freedom (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 035° NE
  • Leez Priory (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 240° WSW
  • Leez Augustinian Priory, Fishponds And Tudor Mansion, Leez (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 245° WSW · 37 ha
  • Gubbion'S Hall Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 143° SE
  • Panners Field (Park) — 1.7 mi, 055° NE
  • Flitch Way Railway Carriage Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 015° NNE
  • Pods Brook (River) — 2.3 mi, 038° NE
  • The Annual Famous Cristmas Lights Of Nayling Road (Attraction) — 2.4 mi, 039° NE
  • Straw Brook (River) — 2.5 mi, 174° S
  • Moated Site And Two Fishponds At Black Notley Churchyard, 20M East Of St Peter'S And St Paul'S Church (Scheduled Monument) — 2.7 mi, 080° E
  • River Ter Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 157° SSE · 6 ha
  • Holme's Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 210° SSW
  • Warner Textile Archive (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 052° NE
  • The Bauble (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 048° NE
  • Braintree Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 051° NE
  • John Ray Garden (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 046° NE
  • Saling Grove (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.5 mi, 345° NNW · 23 ha
  • Chapel Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.6 mi, 359° N
  • WW2 Boreham Airfield USAF Memorial (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 166° SSE
  • Pleshey Mount (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 229° SW
  • Pleshey Castle (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 228° SW
  • Garnetts Wood / Barnston Lays Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 5.2 mi, 261° W · 25 ha
  • Stisted Hall (Historic House / Palace) — 5.5 mi, 058° ENE
  • Dunmow Maltings (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 286° WNW
  • Clopton Hall (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 277° W

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About This Willows Green Map Page

Explore Willows 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: 51.849933, 0.496739. 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.