Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Windmill Hill, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Windmill Hill 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Windmill Hill, Essex, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Windmill Hill |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.816489 |
| Longitude | 0.730088 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Windmill Hill marks a modest rise in the Essex landscape, defined by the quiet persistence of its rural character. It lies 4.0 miles east-north-east of Witham (from Witham: bearing 73°T, OS grid TL 882 166), and is situated west of Tiptree village. The horizon here is wide and unencumbered, where the sky exerts a heavy, pale influence over the fields and the low-slung hedgerows. A short distance to the east, the managed grasses of Windmill Green offer a brief, open respite from the encroaching agricultural lanes. Further south, the sandy, acidic soils of Tiptree Heath support a distinct flora that has survived the slow transition of the surrounding farmland. The light at Windmill Hill often takes on a sharp, translucent quality, catching the edges of the barns and the rough texture of the lane-side verges. History here is quiet, marked not by grand monuments but by the subtle shifts in the earth and the enduring patterns of the local topography. Such places retain a singular gravity, holding their own against the encroaching pace of the modern world.
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Explore Windmill Hill, 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: 51.816489, 0.730088. 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 | August 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. |