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Takeley Essex Map

Traditional county: Essex · District / Borough: Uttlesford · Region: Eastern

Explore Takeley, Essex with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Takeley 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 Takeley, Essex

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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Takeley, 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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PlaceTakeley
Traditional CountyEssex
District / BoroughUttlesford
RegionEastern
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.867808
Longitude0.266382
Place TypeVillage

About Takeley

Takeley rests upon the firm, clay-heavy earth of the Essex plateau, where wide horizons meet the pale, shifting light of the east. It lies 4.0 miles south-east of Stansted Mountfitchet (from Stansted Mountfitchet: bearing 128°T, OS grid TL 561 212), and is situated west of Smith's Green village. Ancient boundaries remain visible in the landscape, most notably at the Warish Hall Moated Site, where the quiet remains of Takeley Priory still hold the damp morning fog in their depressions. The land here slopes gently toward the Pincey Brook, its sluggish waters carving a slow, deliberate path through the fields. Farmers have worked these stubborn acres for centuries, their labour leaving a quiet mark on the hedgerows and the low-slung barns that define the horizon. A short distance to the west, the broad, untamed canopy of Hatfield Forest offers a remnant of the medieval wild, providing a dark contrast to the open agricultural plains. Takeley maintains a steady, functional character, shaped by the proximity of the sky and the enduring weight of the soil. Throughout the changing seasons, the air remains crisp, carrying the faint, metallic scent of distance and the persistent, grounding influence of the rural north-west Essex terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Warish Hall Moated Site And Remains Of Takeley Priory (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 048° NE · 2 ha
  • Pincey Brook (River) — 1.3 mi, 214° SW
  • The Grange Moated Site And Fishpond (Scheduled Monument) — 1.5 mi, 022° NNE
  • Hatfield Forest (Park) — 1.6 mi, 240° WSW
  • Shell House (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 238° WSW
  • River Roding (River) — 1.7 mi, 126° SE
  • Portingbury Hills (Scheduled Monument) — 1.7 mi, 254° WSW · 1 ha
  • Start Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 2.5 mi, 274° W
  • High Wood, Dunmow Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.7 mi, 082° E · 42 ha
  • Easton Lodge (Historic Park or Garden) — 2.7 mi, 054° NE · 16 ha
  • Easton Lodge (site of) (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 052° NE
  • Elsenham Woods Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.8 mi, 004° N · 44 ha
  • The Marsh (Wetland) — 2.8 mi, 202° SSW
  • Village Green (Park) — 2.9 mi, 196° SSW
  • Perryfield Ponds (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 050° NE
  • Horse Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 064° ENE
  • Weir Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.0 mi, 064° ENE
  • Great Hallingbury Village Sign (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 254° WSW
  • Cox Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 3.4 mi, 049° NE
  • Stansted Mountfitchet Castle (Castle) — 3.7 mi, 311° NW
  • House on the Hill Museum (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 311° NW
  • Motte (Castle) — 3.9 mi, 050° NE
  • Jubilee Arch (1935) (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 311° NW
  • Clopton Hall (Historic Ruins) — 4.0 mi, 098° E
  • Dunmow Maltings (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 085° E
  • Bishop's Stortford Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 266° W
  • Waytemore Castle (remains) (Castle) — 4.4 mi, 274° W
  • Leo Price Theatre (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 273° W
  • Prior's Hall Barn (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 349° NNW
  • John Webb's Windmill (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 028° NNE

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About This Takeley Map Page

Explore Takeley, 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: 51.867808, 0.266382. 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 builtSeptember 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.