Stanway Essex Map
Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Colchester · Region: Eastern
Explore Stanway, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Stanway 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.
Interactive Map of Stanway, Essex
How to Use This Stanway, Essex Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stanway, 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.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Essex or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Stanway and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Stanway |
| Traditional County | Essex |
| District / Borough | Colchester |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.882726 |
| Longitude | 0.841277 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
About Stanway
Stanway spreads its suburban embrace westward from the ancient heart of Colchester. It lies 4.1 km west of Colchester (from Colchester: bearing 259°T, OS grid TL 956 242), and is situated south-east of Eight Ash Green village. The land here, gently rolling, often catches the low afternoon sun, bathing the neat rows of houses and well-tended gardens in a warm, honeyed light. Though its roots are agricultural, with the surrounding fields still yielding their bounty, Stanway has become a place of commuters and modern families, a quiet counterpoint to the bustling town it adjoins. The air, especially after a spring shower, carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant hedgerows, a subtle reminder of the countryside that still breathes around its edges. Its growth in recent decades has been steady, a quiet unfolding rather than a dramatic transformation, shaping a character that is both familiar and distinct.
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About This Stanway Map Page
Explore Stanway, 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: 51.882726, 0.841277. 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. |
