Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Rochford · Region: Eastern
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| Place | Great Wakering |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Rochford |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.552820 |
| Longitude | 0.803898 |
| Place Type | Village |
Great Wakering, a parish within the Rochford district of Essex, breathes the quietude of the eastern region. It lies 6.6 km east-north-east of Southend-on-Sea (from Southend-on-Sea: bearing 78°T, OS grid TQ 944 874), and is situated south-east of Little Wakering village. The land here, a gentle expanse often touched by the salty air from the nearby Thames Estuary, holds a certain resilience, a stoic quality that speaks of generations who have worked its soil. The church of All Saints, with its sturdy flint tower, stands as a sentinel, its ancient stones warmed by the often pale, diffused light that characterises this corner of England. Beyond the village's modest sprawl, fields stretch towards the horizon, their hedgerows a fine lacework against the sky, and the distant glint of water hints at the estuary's ever-present influence. The air itself seems to carry the faint, earthy scent of agriculture, a reminder of Great Wakering's enduring connection to the land.
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Explore Great Wakering, 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: 51.552820, 0.803898. 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. |