Rotten End emerges from the quiet, agricultural folds of the Essex landscape as a modest cluster of dwellings defined by the humble rhythm of the surrounding fields. It lies 4.4 miles north-north-west of Braintree (from Braintree: bearing 341°T, OS grid TL 732 295), and is situated east of Shalford village. The light here possesses a particular clarity, catching the flint-work of nearby historic farmhouses and casting long, deliberate shadows across the narrow, winding lanes. A short distance to the south-west, the quiet expanse of Stoneley Park offers a reprieve of open grass, grounding the rural character of the hamlet in a legacy of managed, verdant space. Beyond the immediate boundaries of Rotten End, the terrain rises and dips with a subtle persistence, suggesting a landscape shaped more by the patient toil of generations than by dramatic geological upheaval. To the west, the still, reflective surface of Lady’s Hole draws the eye, providing a cool, watery contrast to the dusty warmth of the summer hedgerows. Life in Rotten End remains tethered to these quiet, terrestrial textures, where the passage of time is marked less by the clamour of industry and more by the steady, seasonal turning of the earth.
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Live animated radar for Rotten End and surroundings — RainViewer.
EUMETSAT Meteosat imagery over the British Isles — updated every 15 minutes.
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rotten End, 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 Rotten End includes coordinates 51.937838, 0.519135, 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 Rotten End is available on the Rotten End 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.