The Bumpstead ward sits in the north‑west of Braintree district in Essex, close to the county boundary with Suffolk. It is largely rural, with rolling arable farmland and small clusters of houses centred on the historic villages of Steeple Bumpstead and Helions Bumpstead, and it benefits from reasonable road links to market towns and larger employment centres such as Cambridge.
Locally the area is noted for its medieval parish churches, timber‑framed cottages and village pubs, and has an active community life around village halls, fetes and clubs. The economy remains rooted in agriculture and small local businesses, supplemented by commuters, giving the ward a distinctly village‑centred character within England.
Postcode districts covering Bumpstead
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 17.3 miles
- Colchester 21.2 miles
- Chelmsford 21.6 miles
- Harlow 24.3 miles
- Braintree 11.9 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.1 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 17.5 miles
- Haverhill 2.7 miles
- Witham 18.4 miles
- Sudbury 11.9 miles
- Maldon 23.8 miles
- Stowmarket 24.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Steeple Bumpstead Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Sturmer Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Birdbrook Parish 1.9 miles
- Helions Bumpstead Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Haverhill South East Ward 2.1 miles
- Wixoe Parish 2.2 miles
- Haverhill Central Ward 2.4 miles
- Stambourne Parish 2.5 miles
- Haverhill South Ward 2.7 miles
- Haverhill Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Haverhill East Ward 2.8 miles
- Ridgewell Built-up area 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Bumpstead
CO9 4AD, CB9 7XD, CB9 7BU, CB9 7ER, CB9 7DG, CO9 4AH, CO9 4BJ, CB9 7DX, CO9 4DB … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 14.6 miles
- London Southend Airport 34.4 miles
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 6.4 miles
- Audley End Railway Station 11 miles
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Local points of interest
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 9.3 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 10.2 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 10.7 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 12.8 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 13.6 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 14 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 14.3 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 14.4 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 15.3 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 15.4 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 15.9 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 17.2 miles