Black Notley Map and Guide
Interactive Black Notley map, view the Essex village of Black Notley and its surrounding areas.
View Black Notley in a larger map
Detailed Street Map of Black Notley
Shown above is an extremely useful, interactive Black Notley map, showing the location of the small village situated near to Braintree in the county of Essex in eastern England, United Kingdom. Using the controls on the top left of the map you can zoom in to view a detailed street map of Black Notley or move around to view other surrounding areas. Also featured on this Black Notley map are the nearby towns, villages and areas of Braintree, Great Notley, Row Green, Tye Green, Cressing and White Notley.
The village of Black Notley is located to the south of Braintree in Essex, it is famous as the birthplace of John Ray (known as the father of English natural history), another famous son was William Beddell (Bishop Beddell), a square monument to him can be found in the churchyard. Its church St Peter and St Paul dates from Norman times though there have been many later additions and renovations. Black Notley was listed in the Domesday Book (1086) as Nutlea and local legend tells that it acquired its name 'Black' Notley due to a particularly savage outbreak of the plague, though this may not be true.
Black Notley can be reached by taking the Notley Road (Witham Road) from Braintree, it is about 2 miles from that town.
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