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 miles
- Colchester 19.6 miles
- Chelmsford 14.9 miles
- Harlow 18.8 miles
- Braintree 6.6 miles
- Brentwood 23.1 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 24.1 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 12.9 miles
- Billericay 22.2 miles
- Hoddesdon 23.6 miles
- Wickford 23.6 miles
- Haverhill 9.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Bardfield Parish 1.3 miles
- Finchingfield Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Three Fields Ward 2.1 miles
- Wethersfield Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Lindsell Parish 2.7 miles
- Shalford Built-up area 2.9 miles
- School Green Built-up area 3.3 miles
- Little Sampford Parish 3.3 miles
- The Sampfords Ward 3.5 miles
- The Salings Parish 3.5 miles
- Stebbing Built-up area 3.7 miles
- Thaxted & the Eastons Ward 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Great Bardfield
CM7 4RR, CM7 4TA, CM7 4QG, CM7 4BJ, CM7 4TD, CM7 4SA, CM7 4SJ, CM7 4SL, CM7 4SF … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 9.7 miles
- London Southend Airport 28.3 miles
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 7 miles
- Braintree Railway Station 7.2 miles
Hotels near Great Bardfield Ad
- Swan Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- The Kicking Dickey 6.4 miles
- The Saracens Head Hotel 4 6.1 miles
- Farmhouse Inn 3 4 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 8.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 7 miles
- Travelodge Stansted Great Dunmow 3 6.6 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 5 7 miles
- The Compasses Inn 8.4 miles
- White Hart Hotel 3 6.8 miles
Schools in Great Bardfield
- Great Bardfield Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 5.3 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 7.7 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 8.1 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 9.4 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 9.9 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 10.5 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 11 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 12.3 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 13.8 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 17.1 miles
- Hylands Estate 17.1 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 18.6 miles