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Thorley Wash Hertfordshire Map

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

Explore Thorley Wash, Hertfordshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Thorley Wash 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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PlaceThorley Wash
Traditional CountyHertfordshire
District / BoroughEast Hertfordshire
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.843827
Longitude0.156799
Place TypeHamlet

About Thorley Wash

Thorley Wash remains a quiet threshold where the flat, fertile plains of East Hertfordshire meet the disciplined lines of the Stort Valley. It lies 1.9 miles south of Bishop's Stortford (from Bishop's Stortford: bearing 185°T, OS grid TL 486 183), and is situated north-north-west of Spellbrook village. The light here often feels thin and pale, catching the damp reed beds of the nearby Thorley Flood Pound SSSI as the afternoon shifts toward dusk. Ancient footpaths trace the perimeter of the landscape, leading walkers toward the elevated earthworks of Wallbury Camp, where the grass grows coarse and silver under a wide, indifferent sky. Thorley Wash holds the stillness of an agricultural hinterland, distant from the mechanical hum of the nearby transit corridors. Great Hallingbury Brook marks the eastern boundary, its waters moving with a slow, deliberate purpose through the heavy clay soil. The horizon is broken only by the silhouettes of mature trees and the occasional passing train, which cuts a sharp, modern line through the pastoral silence. Even in the height of summer, the air retains a cool, damp edge that speaks of the hidden waterways flowing just beneath the surface of the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Thorley Flood Pound Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.3 mi, 124° SE · 17 ha
  • Wallbury Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 0.6 mi, 128° SE · 21 ha
  • George Green (Park) — 0.8 mi, 108° ESE
  • Southern Parkland Country Park (Park) — 0.8 mi, 310° NW
  • Great Hallingbury Brook (River) — 0.8 mi, 061° ENE
  • Little Hallingbury Marsh Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 0.9 mi, 154° SSE · 4 ha
  • Little Hallingbury Brook (River) — 0.9 mi, 127° SE
  • Moated Site In Mathams Wood (Scheduled Monument) — 1.4 mi, 263° W · 2 ha
  • Bishop's Stortford Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 013° NNE
  • Raf Sawbridgeworth World War Ii Airfield Defences (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 275° W · 5 ha
  • Hockerill Cut (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.7 mi, 011° N
  • Great Hallingbury Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 064° ENE
  • Leo Price Theatre (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 353° N
  • Waytemore Castle (remains) (Castle) — 2.0 mi, 008° N
  • The Osier Bed (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 187° S
  • Start Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.9 mi, 051° NE
  • Henry Moore Studios & Gardens (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 260° W
  • Shell House (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 076° ENE
  • Stony Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.5 mi, 284° WNW
  • The Canal (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 284° WNW
  • Fiddlers' Brook (West Arm) (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.5 mi, 236° SW
  • Roman Columns (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 187° S
  • The House, Marsh Lane (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.6 mi, 184° S · 6 ha
  • The Marsh (Wetland) — 3.7 mi, 105° ESE
  • Much Hadham Forge Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 281° W
  • Folly Farm (Historic Ruins) — 3.9 mi, 327° NNW
  • Victoria Hall (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 192° SSW
  • Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (Castle) — 4.5 mi, 025° NNE
  • House on the Hill Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 025° NNE
  • Jubilee Arch (1935) (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 021° NNE

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About This Thorley Wash Map Page

Explore Thorley Wash, 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: 51.843827, 0.156799. 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.