Great Notley is a suburban parish on the edge of Braintree in Essex, England, developed from former farmland into a substantial planned garden‑village style settlement from the late 20th century. It has a compact village centre with shops, a primary school and community facilities, and a mix of family housing clustered around green spaces and lakes.
One of the parish’s most notable features is Great Notley Country Park and its lakes, which offer walking, wildlife and informal recreation; there is also light industry and a business/retail presence that provides local employment. The population is largely commuter‑orientated, with good road and rail access to nearby towns such as Chelmsford and onwards to London, and an active parish council and community life that stage local events and services.
Postcode districts covering Great Notley
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 22.7 miles36.6 km
- Basildon 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Colchester 15.6 miles25 km
- Chelmsford 8.9 miles14.2 km
- Harlow 19 miles30.6 km
- Braintree 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Brentwood 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Canvey Island 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Bishop's Stortford 15.4 miles24.9 km
- Billericay 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Hoddesdon 24.3 miles39.1 km
- Wickford 17.2 miles27.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Notley Built-up area 0.1 miles0.1 km
- Great Notley & Black Notley Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Braintree West Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Little Common Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Rayne Built-up area 1.3 miles2 km
- Braintree South Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Black Notley Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Bocking South Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Braintree Central & Beckers Green Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Braintree Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Great Leighs Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bocking Blackwater Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Great Notley
CM77 7AR, CM77 7ZY, CM77 7WE, CM77 7XE, CM77 7WN, CM77 7FX, CM77 7UP, CM77 7AZ, CM77 7AY … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 12.6 miles20.2 km
- London Southend Airport 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Braintree Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Braintree Freeport Railway Station 1.9 miles3.1 km
Hotels near Great Notley Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Channels Hotel 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Lion Inn 7 miles11.3 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 6.8 miles11 km
- Gosfield Lake Resort 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 6.9 miles11 km
- Drapers Hotel 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Essex Golf & Country Club 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 9.3 miles15 km
Schools in Great Notley
- Notley Green Primary School Primary
- White Court School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Dines Hall Country house 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Marks Hall Estate 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 9.4 miles15.1 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Hylands Estate 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Furze Woods Forest 14.3 miles23 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 16 miles25.7 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 16 miles25.7 km