The village of Great Maplestead sits in the district of Braintree in north‑west Essex, set in rolling agricultural countryside close to the county border with Suffolk. It is a small, predominantly rural community with a mix of timber‑framed cottages, farmhouses and a medieval parish church that testify to its long history; the neighbouring Little Maplestead is notable for its unusual circular Knights Hospitaller church.
Economically the area remains rooted in farming, though many residents commute to nearby market towns such as Braintree and Colchester. Socially the village keeps a lively community spirit with occasional fetes and village‑hall activities, and there is local interest in conserving the hedgerows, lanes and historic buildings that give the place its distinctly rural Essex character.
Postcode districts covering Great Maplestead
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 23.8 miles
- Colchester 12.6 miles
- Chelmsford 17.6 miles
- Braintree 6.9 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 19.4 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 20.9 miles
- Haverhill 11 miles
- Witham 11.8 miles
- Sudbury 6.4 miles
- Maldon 16.9 miles
- Stowmarket 21.5 miles
- Newmarket 21.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sible Hedingham Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Little Maplestead Parish 1.6 miles
- Castle Hedingham Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Gosfield & Greenstead Green Ward 1.9 miles
- Hedingham Ward 2 miles
- Gestingthorpe Parish 2.1 miles
- Halstead Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Halstead St. Andrew's Ward 2.2 miles
- Wickham St. Paul Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Halstead Trinity Ward 2.4 miles
- Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural Parish 2.8 miles
- Gosfield Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Great Maplestead
CO9 2RA, CO9 2RL, CO9 2FN, CO9 2QR, CO9 2FP, CO9 2RQ, CO9 2RJ, CO9 2QP, CO9 3AL … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 17.7 miles
- London Southend Airport 28 miles
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Bures Railway Station 6.2 miles
- Bus Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near Great Maplestead Ad
- The Dorrington 2.1 miles
- Painters at the Angel 6.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 8.2 miles
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.6 miles
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 8.3 miles
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 7.6 miles
- The Mill Hotel 4 6.2 miles
- The Crown Inn Hotel 8.2 miles
- Essex Golf & Country Club 3 5.3 miles
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.2 miles
Schools in Great Maplestead
- St Giles' C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Marks Hall Estate 5.8 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 6.7 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 7.2 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 8 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 10.5 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 13.2 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 14.6 miles
- University of Essex University 15.4 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 16.7 miles