Rayne is a village and civil parish in the district of Braintree in Essex, England, lying a few miles north‑west of the town of Braintree. Set amid gently rolling farmland, it retains a village centre of older cottages and houses and is surrounded by arable fields and hedgerows that give a distinctly rural character despite being within easy reach of larger centres.
Historically an agricultural community, Rayne now combines farming with a commuter population who travel to Braintree, Chelmsford and London. The village has a strong local community with a village hall, primary school and occasional local events; pockets of historic architecture and quiet lanes hint at its long rural past while nearby retail and transport links provide modern conveniences.
Postcode districts covering Rayne
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 24 miles
- Basildon 21.4 miles
- Colchester 16.1 miles
- Chelmsford 9.8 miles
- Harlow 18.8 miles
- Braintree 2 miles
- Brentwood 19.4 miles
- Canvey Island 24.5 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 14.8 miles
- Billericay 17.6 miles
- Hoddesdon 24 miles
- Wickford 18.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Common Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Braintree West Ward 1.1 miles
- Great Notley Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Bocking South Ward 1.5 miles
- Panfield Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Great Notley & Black Notley Ward 1.8 miles
- Braintree Built-up area 2 miles
- Braintree South Ward 2.1 miles
- Braintree Central & Beckers Green Ward 2.3 miles
- Felsted & Stebbing Ward 2.4 miles
- Bocking Blackwater Ward 2.5 miles
- Black Notley Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Rayne
CM77 6TW, CM77 6TQ, CM77 6TX, CM77 6TR, CM77 6SX, CM77 6BW, CM77 6WE, CM77 6AB, CM77 6RU … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 11.8 miles
- London Southend Airport 22.4 miles
- Braintree Railway Station 2 miles
- Braintree Freeport Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Rayne Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 1.2 miles
- The Compasses Inn 3.8 miles
- White Hart Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Premier Inn Braintree - Freeport Village 3 3.1 miles
- Premier Inn Braintree - A120 3 3.1 miles
- Booking Urban Stisted 4.6 miles
- The Kicking Dickey 6.1 miles
- The Saracens Head Hotel 4 6.3 miles
- Travelodge Stansted Great Dunmow 3 5.9 miles
- Gosfield Lake Resort 2 5.3 miles
Schools in Rayne
- Rayne Primary and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 2.4 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 2.7 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 3.5 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 7.6 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 7.8 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 11.2 miles
- Hylands Estate 12.6 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 14.6 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 15.5 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 15.9 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 16.3 miles