Margaretting Tye endures as a quiet collection of dwellings scattered across the flat, heavy clay soils of the Essex landscape. It lies 4.1 miles south-south-west of Chelmsford (from Chelmsford: bearing 204°T, OS grid TL 684 010), and is situated east-south-east of Margaretting village. The pale, thin light of the eastern counties often catches the low-slung rooftops here, revealing a landscape defined by the modest, purposeful intersection of field boundaries and narrow lanes. To the north-east, the moated site known as Killigrews preserves an air of medieval seclusion, its rectangular water-filled ditches reflecting the grey sky with an unyielding, mirror-like composure. Margaretting Tye maintains a dignified distance from the more frantic pace of the nearby county town, favouring instead the slow, seasonal shifts of the surrounding arable land. A short walk to the west brings one to the Margaretting Brook, where the water moves with a sluggish, deliberate intent through the undergrowth. This corner of the Chelmsford district remains largely defined by its agricultural legacy, where the horizon is kept broad and uninterrupted by excessive development. Margaretting Tye exists as a singular point of calm, anchored by the unassuming architecture of its scattered cottages and the persistent, quiet growth of the hedgerows.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Margaretting Tye, 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 hamlet. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Margaretting Tye includes coordinates 51.683246, 0.434663, 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 Margaretting Tye is available on the Margaretting Tye 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.