Bradwell is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Braintree, in north Essex, England. It sits amid rolling arable farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes close to the larger market town of Braintree, and its character is shaped by a compact village core with older buildings and a parish church that hint at medieval roots.
Traditional agriculture remains important locally, though many residents commute to nearby centres such as Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford or to London by road and rail. Community life centres on the village hall, the local pub and occasional fetes and clubs, giving Bradwell a mix of long-established farming families and newer commuters typical of north Essex villages.
Postcode districts covering Bradwell
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Basildon 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Colchester 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Chelmsford 11.8 miles19 km
- Harlow 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Braintree 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Brentwood 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Canvey Island 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Bishop's Stortford 20 miles32.2 km
- Billericay 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Wickford 19 miles30.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Bradwell Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Stisted Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Silver End Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Coggeshall Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Cressing Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Tye Green Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Silver End & Cressing Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Bocking Blackwater Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Braintree Central & Beckers Green Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Braintree South Ward 3.2 miles5.1 km
- High Garrett Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Kelvedon Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Bradwell
CM77 8BB, CO6 1PA, CM77 8EX, CM77 8EH, CM77 8EF, CO6 1NZ, CM77 8EB, CM77 8BH, CM77 8EU … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 17 miles27.3 km
- London Southend Airport 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Braintree Freeport Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Cressing Station 2.9 miles4.7 km
Hotels near Bradwell Ad
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Channels Hotel 4 9.2 miles14.9 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 3.4 miles5.6 km
- Gosfield Lake Resort 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Drapers Hotel 4.5 miles7.3 km
- The Lion Inn 9.3 miles15 km
- Essex Golf & Country Club 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Marks Tey Hotel Colchester 4 6.7 miles10.8 km
Local points of interest
- Cressing Road Stadium 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Marks Hall Estate 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Dines Hall Country house 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 5.7 miles9.2 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 11.8 miles19 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles21.5 km
- University of Essex University 13.5 miles21.7 km
- West Mersea Beach Beach 14.6 miles23.5 km