Gosfield is a small village and civil parish in the district of Braintree, in the county of Essex, England. It sits in gently rolling agricultural countryside and is anchored by Gosfield Hall, a striking country house set in parkland with formal gardens and lakes; the village also features a historic parish church and a number of listed cottages and farm buildings that hint at its long past.
The local economy remains largely rural, with farming alongside some tourism and events drawn by the hall, which regularly hosts weddings and concerts. Social life is typically village-centred - a pub, village hall, seasonal fetes and community clubs sustain a close-knit feel even as many residents commute to nearby towns for work.
Postcode districts covering Gosfield
Most populated places nearby
- Colchester 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Chelmsford 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Harlow 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Braintree 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Brentwood 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Bishop's Stortford 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Billericay 22.4 miles36 km
- Wickford 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Rayleigh 23.8 miles38.3 km
- Haverhill 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Witham 9.5 miles15.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Gosfield Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Gosfield & Greenstead Green Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- High Garrett Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Blackmore End Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Halstead Trinity Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bocking North Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Halstead Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Sible Hedingham Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Halstead St. Andrew's Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Shalford Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Great Maplestead Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
Example postcodes in Gosfield
CO9 1PG, CO9 1UG, CO9 1PQ, CO9 1TH, CM7 5PA, CO9 1TJ, CO9 1RT, CO9 1PU, CO9 1PJ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 15 miles24.1 km
- London Southend Airport 25.7 miles41.4 km
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 4.1 miles6.6 km
- Braintree Railway Station 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Bus Station 9.6 miles15.5 km
Hotels near Gosfield Ad
- Gosfield Lake Resort 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 5 miles8 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4 miles6.5 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Drapers Hotel 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Essex Golf & Country Club 3 5.1 miles8.1 km
- The Dorrington 2.5 miles4 km
- Painters at the Angel 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Marks Tey Hotel Colchester 4 9.9 miles15.9 km
Schools in Gosfield
- Gosfield Community Primary School Primary
- Gosfield School Independent - all ages
- St Margaret's Preparatory School Independent - primary
Local points of interest
- Cressing Road Stadium 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Marks Hall Estate 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Dines Hall Country house 7.4 miles12 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 15 miles24.2 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 16.2 miles26.1 km