Hatfield Peverel is a large village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England, set along the small River Ter and just off the A12. It has a railway station with regular services towards Chelmsford, Witham and London, which helps make it a popular commuter base while still retaining a rural feel surrounded by arable farmland and small woodlands.
The village has strong historic roots - its name reflects the Norman Peverel family - and features a medieval parish church and traces of earlier religious foundations among its older buildings. Today Hatfield Peverel balances village life and local trade with a handful of shops, pubs, schools and active community groups, so it feels both like a traditional Essex village and a practical place for people working in nearby towns and the capital.
Postcode districts covering Hatfield Peverel
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 16.2 miles
- Basildon 15.5 miles
- Colchester 14.8 miles
- Chelmsford 5.7 miles
- Harlow 21 miles
- Grays 23 miles
- Braintree 7.8 miles
- Brentwood 16.1 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 23.8 miles
- Canvey Island 17.5 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 19.6 miles
- Billericay 12.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Nounsley Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Ulting Parish 1.8 miles
- Witham South Ward 1.8 miles
- Hatfield Peverel & Terling Ward 1.9 miles
- Witham West Ward 2.2 miles
- Witham Central Ward 2.2 miles
- Boreham Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Terling Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Wickham Bishops and Woodham Ward 2.5 miles
- Witham Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Langford Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Little Baddow Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Hatfield Peverel
CM3 2SE, CM3 2JX, CM3 2GL, CM3 2FY, CM3 2YP, CM3 2DS, CM3 2FS, CM3 2DF, CM3 2GW … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 14.7 miles
- Stansted Airport 17.3 miles
- Hatfield Peverel Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Witham Railway Station 2.8 miles
Hotels near Hatfield Peverel Ad
- Channels Hotel 4 4.4 miles
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 4.5 miles
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 4.3 miles
- Premier Inn Chelmsford - Boreham 3 3.4 miles
- Premier Inn Chelmsford - Springfield 3 3.8 miles
- The Compasses Inn 6.8 miles
- The Riverside Chelmsford 5 5.8 miles
- The County Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- The Rivenhall Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- The Oakland 2 9 miles
Schools in Hatfield Peverel
- Hatfield Peverel Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hatfield Peverel St Andrew's Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dines Hall Country house 4.4 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 5.9 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 7 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles
- Hylands Estate 8.8 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 9.4 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 12.5 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 13.9 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 14.1 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 14.2 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 14.8 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 14.9 miles