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 miles38.3 km
- Colchester 12.6 miles20.3 km
- Chelmsford 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Braintree 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Bishop's Stortford 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Haverhill 11 miles17.7 km
- Witham 11.8 miles19 km
- Sudbury 6.4 miles10.2 km
- Maldon 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Stowmarket 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Newmarket 21.1 miles34 km
Neighbouring places
- Sible Hedingham Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Little Maplestead Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Castle Hedingham Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Gosfield & Greenstead Green Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Hedingham Ward 2 miles3.3 km
- Gestingthorpe Parish 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Halstead Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Halstead St. Andrew's Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Wickham St. Paul Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Halstead Trinity Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Gosfield Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Great Maplestead
CO9 2FJ, CO9 2QZ, CO9 2RD, CO9 2RL, CO9 2RW, CO9 2QS, CO9 2FP, CO9 2RN, CO9 2QT … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 17.7 miles28.4 km
- London Southend Airport 28 miles45.1 km
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bures Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
- Bus Station 6.4 miles10.2 km
Hotels near Great Maplestead Ad
- Gosfield Lake Resort 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Drapers Hotel 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Painters at the Angel 6.2 miles9.9 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 8.2 miles13.2 km
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- The Dorrington 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Essex Golf & Country Club 3 5.3 miles8.5 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 6.2 miles9.9 km
Schools in Great Maplestead
- St Giles' C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Marks Hall Estate 5.8 miles9.3 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 8 miles12.8 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Dines Hall Country house 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 14.6 miles23.5 km
- University of Essex University 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 16.7 miles26.8 km