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 miles38.6 km
- Basildon 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Colchester 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Chelmsford 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Harlow 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Braintree 2 miles3.1 km
- Brentwood 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Canvey Island 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Bishop's Stortford 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Billericay 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Hoddesdon 24 miles38.7 km
- Wickford 18.3 miles29.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Common Built-up area 0.8 miles1.4 km
- Braintree West Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Great Notley Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bocking South Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Panfield Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Great Notley & Black Notley Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Braintree Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Braintree South Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Braintree Central & Beckers Green Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Felsted & Stebbing Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Bocking Blackwater Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Black Notley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Rayne
CM77 6AF, CM77 6RU, CM77 6RX, CM77 6TL, CM77 6BW, CM77 6RN, CM77 6RH, CM77 6BX, CM77 6BZ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 11.8 miles19 km
- London Southend Airport 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Braintree Railway Station 2 miles3.2 km
- Braintree Freeport Railway Station 2.5 miles4 km
Hotels near Rayne Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 1.2 miles2 km
- Channels Hotel 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Lion Inn 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Gosfield Lake Resort 5.3 miles8.6 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.5 miles12 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 7.5 miles12 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Drapers Hotel 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Essex Golf & Country Club 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
Schools in Rayne
- Rayne Primary and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Dines Hall Country house 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Marks Hall Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 8.4 miles13.5 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 11.2 miles17.9 km
- Hylands Estate 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Furze Woods Forest 14.6 miles23.4 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 16.3 miles26.2 km