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Cradle End Hertfordshire Map

Traditional county: Hertfordshire · District / Borough: East Hertfordshire · Region: Eastern

Explore Cradle End, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cradle End 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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PlaceCradle End
Traditional CountyHertfordshire
District / BoroughEast Hertfordshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.876868
Longitude0.117511
Place TypeHamlet

About Cradle End

Cradle End reveals itself through the low, flat horizons of Hertfordshire where the sky claims more territory than the earth below. It lies 1.9 miles west-north-west of Bishop's Stortford (from Bishop's Stortford: bearing 283°T, OS grid TL 458 219), and is situated east-north-east of Bury Green village. The landscape here is defined by a heavy, quiet stillness that seems to gather in the hollows of the fields. Only a short distance away, the Cradle End Brook marks the land with a silver thread, carving a narrow path that draws the light down toward the water’s edge. Beyond the immediate pastures, the earth rises toward the Moated Mound, a silent rise of ground that holds the weight of centuries without speaking a word of its origins. The air across Cradle End carries the faint, sharp scent of turned soil and damp flint, a reminder of the agricultural bones beneath the surface. Winter evenings bring a peculiar clarity to the surroundings, sharpening the silhouettes of distant hedgerows against a bruised, violet dusk. This corner of the world remains stubbornly apart from the frantic pace of the nearby market towns, preferring the slow, rhythmic turning of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cradle End Brook (River) — 0.2 mi, 156° SSE
  • Moated Mound (Scheduled Monument) — 0.8 mi, 343° NNW
  • Folly Farm (Historic Ruins) — 1.1 mi, 336° NNW
  • Bury Green Brook (River) — 1.5 mi, 217° SW
  • Leo Price Theatre (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 106° ESE
  • Southern Parkland Country Park (Park) — 2.0 mi, 149° SSE
  • Castle Gardens (Park) — 2.0 mi, 099° E
  • Waytemore Castle: A Motte And Bailey Castle Immediately South Of The River Stort (Scheduled Monument) — 2.0 mi, 100° E
  • Waytemore Castle (remains) (Castle) — 2.0 mi, 100° E
  • Hockerill Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.1 mi, 107° ESE
  • Stony Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.2 mi, 229° SW
  • The Canal (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 229° SW
  • The Lordship Moated Site, Much Hadham (Scheduled Monument) — 2.2 mi, 235° SW · 1 ha
  • Bishop's Stortford Museum (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 115° ESE
  • Patmore Heath Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.5 mi, 341° NNW · 8 ha
  • Much Hadham Forge Museum (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 231° SW
  • Conduit Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.9 mi, 318° NW
  • Square Form with Cut (Public Artwork) — 3.0 mi, 206° SSW
  • Hillcollins Pit Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 3.1 mi, 344° NNW
  • Henry Moore Studios & Gardens (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 208° SSW
  • Start Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.9 mi, 097° E
  • Jubilee Arch (1935) (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 059° ENE
  • Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (Castle) — 4.0 mi, 063° ENE
  • House on the Hill Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 063° ENE
  • The Crump (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 011° NNE
  • Hatfield Forest (National Nature Reserve) — 5.0 mi, 108° ESE · 393 ha
  • Shell House (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 106° ESE
  • The Osier Bed (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 165° SSE
  • Roman Columns (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 168° SSE
  • The House, Marsh Lane (Historic Park or Garden) — 6.1 mi, 166° SSE · 6 ha

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About This Cradle End Map Page

Explore Cradle End, Hertfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.876868, 0.117511. 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.