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Rainham London Map

Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London

Explore Rainham, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Rainham 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.

Interactive Map of Rainham, London

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rainham, London, 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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PlaceRainham
Traditional CountyLondon
Unitary AuthorityGreater London
District / BoroughHavering
RegionLondon
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.518687
Longitude0.189892
Place TypeOther Settlement

About Rainham

Rainham preserves the quiet dignity of a place where the Thames estuary wind brushes against the edges of suburban industry. It lies 5.0 miles north-north-west of Dartford (from Dartford: bearing 331°T, OS grid TQ 520 822), and is situated west-north-west of Wennington village. The Ingrebourne River snakes through the local landscape, its waters carrying the grey-blue reflection of a sky that feels noticeably vast and unencumbered here. Near the heart of the district, Rainham Hall stands as a red-brick sentinel of the eighteenth century, its austere elegance offering a counterpoint to the modern bustle of the surrounding streets. Nearby, the Rainham Community Garden provides a small, cultivated sanctuary where the soil holds the scent of damp earth and seasonal growth. The heavy, industrial horizon is softened by the presence of these green pockets, where the light catches the leaves in a way that suggests a deeper, more enduring patience. This balance between the functional weight of the riverside and the stillness of historic architecture defines the character of Rainham. The marshes stretching toward the river remain a wild, reed-fringed memory of the landscape as it existed before the railways and the docks arrived to claim the bank.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Railing Hall (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 064° ENE
  • Rainham Hall (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Rainham Recreation Ground (Park) — 0.2 mi, 077° ENE
  • Rainham Community Garden (Park) — 0.2 mi, 125° SE
  • Ingrebourne River (River) — 0.2 mi, 049° NE
  • Haverings New Sewer (River) — 0.3 mi, 043° NE
  • Old Man's Head (Wetland) — 1.0 mi, 226° SW
  • Rainham Marshes (Wetland) — 1.2 mi, 174° S
  • Ingrebourne Marshes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.3 mi, 053° NE · 66 ha
  • Berwick Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.4 mi, 059° ENE
  • Inner Thames Marshes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.5 mi, 151° SSE · 486 ha
  • Dagenham Breach (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.5 mi, 279° W
  • Ford Heritage Centre (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 275° W
  • Tom Thumb Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.2 mi, 344° NNW
  • RAF Hornchurch Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.2 mi, 031° NNE
  • Crossness Pumping Station (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 253° WSW
  • Erith Playhouse (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 188° S
  • Vue Dagenham (Cinema) — 2.6 mi, 292° WNW
  • Erith Deep Wharf (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 185° S
  • Purfleet Heritage Centre (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 144° SE
  • Purfleet Magazine (Scheduled Monument) — 3.0 mi, 144° SE
  • Erith Marshes Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery (Historic Ruins) — 3.1 mi, 170° S
  • Belhus Park (Historic Park or Garden) — 3.3 mi, 102° ESE · 123 ha
  • Site Of Moated Manor House E Of St Michael'S Church, Aveley (Scheduled Monument) — 3.4 mi, 116° ESE
  • Belhus Icehouse (Historic Ruins) — 3.4 mi, 099° E
  • Beacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.5 mi, 138° SE
  • Howbury Moated Site (Scheduled Monument) — 3.5 mi, 173° S
  • Queen's Theatre (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 022° NNE
  • Upminster Windmill (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 041° NE
  • Emerson Court (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 031° NNE

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About This Rainham Map Page

Explore Rainham, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.518687, 0.189892. 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.