Herongate commands a modest prominence within the Essex landscape, defined by its long, linear stretch along the B186 road. It lies 2.7 miles south-east of Brentwood (from Brentwood: bearing 132°T, OS grid TQ 630 910), and is situated south-east of Ingrave village. The light here often lingers low over the fields, catching the grey flint and brickwork of the older cottages that anchor the road. To the west, the expansive grounds of Thorndon Hall provide a heavy, historic silence that seems to press against the edges of Herongate. The nearby waters of New Hall Pond offer a still, dark mirror to the sky, reflecting the skeletal branches of oaks that have weathered generations of wind. These ponds serve as quiet, hidden reservoirs, holding the memory of the land’s drainage long after the agricultural fashions have shifted. Residents move with a deliberate pace, mindful of the open horizons that stretch toward the Thames estuary in the distant south. Such is the composure of Herongate, a place where the modern pulse of the commuter is softened by the persistent, unyielding gravity of the surrounding woods.
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Live animated radar for Herongate and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Herongate, Essex, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Coastal tide gauge readings are sourced from the Environment Agency National Tide Gauge Network in near real-time (15-minute updates), with marine wave and sea surface temperature data from the Open-Meteo Marine API. Soil temperature, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data are provided for agricultural planning in this village. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Herongate includes coordinates 51.595013, 0.352778, in the county of Essex, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Herongate is available on the Herongate map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Essex weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.