Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Braintree · Region: Eastern
Explore Countess Cross, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Countess Cross 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Countess Cross, Essex, 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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Drag the map to pan to any area of Essex or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Countess Cross and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Countess Cross |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Braintree |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.946603 |
| Longitude | 0.713407 |
| Place Type | Hamlet |
Countess Cross, a quiet hamlet in Essex, possesses a certain understated charm. It lies 5.5 km east of Halstead (from Halstead: bearing 87°T, OS grid TL 865 310), and is situated east-north-east of Colne Engaine village. The landscape surrounding Countess Cross often unfolds with a gentle, rolling quality, the fields catching the afternoon sun in a way that softens their contours. There is an enduring sense of agricultural heritage here, the land having been worked for generations, its productivity a quiet testament to human endeavour. The very air can seem to hold a certain stillness, a tranquil counterpoint to the more bustling centres of the county.
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Explore Countess Cross, Essex, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.946603, 0.713407. 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 built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |