The village of Great Bardfield in the Braintree district of Essex, England sits tucked into classic Essex countryside of rolling fields and hedgerows. It retains a compact historic core of timber-framed and thatched cottages and a parish church, with a number of listed buildings that hint at medieval and later rural origins.
Culturally the village is best known for its mid-20th-century artists’ community - notably Edward Bawden and his circle - who staged celebrated open-house exhibitions in the 1950s and left a lasting artistic legacy still visible in local galleries and events. Economically it remains largely rural, supported by farming, small local businesses and commuters to nearby towns, while a strong village community sustains regular social activities and festivals.
Postcode districts covering Great Bardfield
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Colchester 19.6 miles31.5 km
- Chelmsford 14.9 miles23.9 km
- Harlow 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Braintree 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Brentwood 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 24.1 miles38.9 km
- Bishop's Stortford 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Billericay 22.2 miles35.8 km
- Hoddesdon 23.6 miles38 km
- Wickford 23.6 miles38 km
- Haverhill 9.3 miles15 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Bardfield Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Finchingfield Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Three Fields Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Wethersfield Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Lindsell Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Shalford Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
- School Green Built-up area 3.3 miles5.2 km
- Little Sampford Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Sampfords Ward 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Salings Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Stebbing Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Thaxted & the Eastons Ward 3.8 miles6.1 km
Example postcodes in Great Bardfield
CM7 4RA, CM7 4SS, CM7 4SD, CM7 4ST, CM7 4RP, CM7 4RG, CM7 4TB, CM7 4SU, CM7 4SB … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 9.7 miles15.5 km
- London Southend Airport 28.3 miles45.5 km
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 7 miles11.2 km
- Braintree Railway Station 7.2 miles11.5 km
Hotels near Great Bardfield Ad
- Farmhouse Inn 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 7 miles11.2 km
- Gosfield Lake Resort 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 9.3 miles15 km
- Desalis Hotel London Stansted 8.3 miles13.3 km
Schools in Great Bardfield
- Great Bardfield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles13 km
- Dines Hall Country house 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 9.9 miles16 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Marks Hall Estate 11 miles17.7 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 12.3 miles19.7 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Furze Woods Forest 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Hylands Estate 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 18.6 miles30 km