The small village and civil parish of Little Maplestead sits in the district of Braintree in Essex, set amid rolling north-Essex farmland close to neighbouring Great Maplestead. It retains a distinctly rural character, with scattered farms, traditional cottages and a historically rooted community, while many residents commute to larger towns for work.
Most notable is the 12th-century round church of St John the Baptist, one of only a handful of medieval round churches in England and long associated with the medieval military orders; its unusual plan and historic fabric draw visitors and historians and it remains a focal point for local events. Quiet lanes, hedgerows and conservation-minded buildings give the parish a strong sense of continuity with Essex’s agricultural past.
Postcode districts covering Little Maplestead
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 22.3 miles
- Colchester 11.1 miles
- Chelmsford 18.2 miles
- Braintree 7.6 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 24.1 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 19.2 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 22.4 miles
- Haverhill 12.3 miles
- Witham 11.7 miles
- Sudbury 5.3 miles
- Maldon 16.6 miles
- Stowmarket 20.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Great Maplestead Parish 1.6 miles
- Pebmarsh Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Wickham St. Paul Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Halstead St. Andrew's Ward 2 miles
- Gestingthorpe Parish 2.1 miles
- Halstead Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Twinstead Parish 2.3 miles
- Stour Valley South Ward 2.4 miles
- Colne Engaine Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Halstead Trinity Ward 2.6 miles
- Gosfield & Greenstead Green Ward 2.8 miles
- Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Little Maplestead
CO9 2SB, CO9 2SN, CO9 2RY, CO9 2RS, CO9 2SD, CO9 2SE, CO9 2SG, CO9 2SL, CO9 2SH … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 19.1 miles
- London Southend Airport 27.8 miles
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Bures Railway Station 4.6 miles
- Bus Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Little Maplestead Ad
- Painters at the Angel 5.2 miles
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.1 miles
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 7.8 miles
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 7.1 miles
- The Mill Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Essex Golf & Country Club 3 4.6 miles
- The Dorrington 2.3 miles
- The Crown Inn Hotel 7.7 miles
- Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa 4 8.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 9 miles
Local points of interest
- Marks Hall Estate 5.1 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 5.3 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 7.4 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 7.7 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 10.7 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 11 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 11.1 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 11.8 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 13.3 miles
- University of Essex University 13.9 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 14.9 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 16.8 miles