Ridgewell is a small village and civil parish in the district of Braintree, in north Essex close to the Suffolk border, set among rolling arable countryside and hedgerows. The village has deep rural roots and a notable twentieth‑century chapter: the large wartime airfield at RAF Ridgewell, used by the US Eighth Air Force, has left visible hard standings and memorials that still punctuate the local landscape.
Today Ridgewell is a quietly close‑knit community where agriculture remains important and many residents commute to nearby towns for work; social life centres on the parish church, the village hall and occasional local events, while the airfield heritage draws interest from visitors and family historians.
Postcode districts covering Ridgewell
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 20.1 miles
- Colchester 18.4 miles
- Chelmsford 21 miles
- Braintree 10.6 miles
- Bury St. Edmunds 16.9 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 19.3 miles
- Haverhill 5.1 miles
- Witham 16.8 miles
- Sudbury 9 miles
- Maldon 22.1 miles
- Stowmarket 22.4 miles
- Newmarket 15.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ridgewell Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Birdbrook Parish 1.1 miles
- Tilbury Juxta Clare Parish 1.6 miles
- Stoke-by-Clare Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Stambourne Parish 1.9 miles
- Wixoe Parish 1.9 miles
- Ashen Parish 2 miles
- Great Yeldham Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Toppesfield Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Ovington Parish 2.3 miles
- Yeldham Ward 2.4 miles
- Little Yeldham Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Ridgewell
CO9 4SA, CO9 4ST, CO9 4SH, CO9 4PJ, CO9 4SP, CO9 4RH, CO9 4PH, CO9 4SL, CO9 4SQ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 16.2 miles
- London Southend Airport 33 miles
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Sudbury Railway Station 8.9 miles
- Bus Station 8.8 miles
Hotels near Ridgewell Ad
- The White Horse Inn 3 0.2 miles
- The White Hart Hotel 5 2.5 miles
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 3.4 miles
- Travelodge Haverhill 3 4.3 miles
- The Suffolk Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- George Inn 4 5.7 miles
- The Dog Inn 3 7.9 miles
- The Crown Hotel 4 8.5 miles
- The White Horse 6.9 miles
- The Mill Hotel 3 8.6 miles
Schools in Ridgewell
- Ridgewell C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cressing Road Stadium 11.4 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 11.6 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 12 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 12.1 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 12.6 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 13 miles
- Ickworth House Estate 13.5 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 13.6 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 13.7 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 14.3 miles
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17.7 miles