Belchamp Otten is a small, rural parish in the district of Braintree in Essex, England, sitting close to the county boundary with Suffolk. It forms part of a loose cluster of hamlets alongside neighbouring Belchamp St Paul and Belchamp Walter, and feels very much like the quiet agricultural countryside that characterises this corner of the region.
The parish is largely farmland, lanes and pockets of historic cottages and farmsteads, with a few listed buildings and the kind of timber-framed architecture seen across the area; its economy and social life remain rooted in agriculture and local ties rather than large-scale industry. Residents often look to nearby market towns such as Sudbury and the wider Braintree district for shops, services and community events, so there’s a strong sense of village continuity combined with easy access to larger centres.
Postcode districts covering Belchamp Otten
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 23 miles37 km
- Cambridge 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Colchester 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Chelmsford 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Braintree 11.8 miles19 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Bishop's Stortford 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Haverhill 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Witham 17 miles27.3 km
- Sudbury 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Maldon 22 miles35.4 km
- Stowmarket 18.2 miles29.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Stour Valley North Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Belchamp Walter Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Belchamp St. Paul Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Pentlow Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Little Yeldham Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ovington Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Foxearth Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Cavendish Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Borley Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Tilbury Juxta Clare Parish 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Clare Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Ashen Parish 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Belchamp Otten
CO10 7BH, CO10 7BL, CO10 7BN, CO10 7BG, CO10 7DH, CO10 7BE, CO10 7BW, CO10 7BQ, CO10 7BJ
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 20.2 miles32.5 km
- London Southend Airport 33.2 miles53.4 km
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Bus Station 4.5 miles7.3 km
Hotels near Belchamp Otten Ad
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 4.4 miles7.2 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 4.4 miles7 km
- Painters at the Angel 4.4 miles7 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Gosfield Lake Resort 8 miles12.9 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Drapers Hotel 9 miles14.5 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The Dorrington 7.3 miles11.7 km
Local points of interest
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Marks Hall Estate 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Ickworth House Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Dines Hall Country house 15.5 miles25 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 16.2 miles26 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 16.8 miles27.1 km