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 miles32.3 km
- Colchester 18.4 miles29.5 km
- Chelmsford 21 miles33.7 km
- Braintree 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Bishop's Stortford 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Haverhill 5.1 miles8.1 km
- Witham 16.8 miles27 km
- Sudbury 9 miles14.4 km
- Maldon 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Stowmarket 22.4 miles36 km
- Newmarket 15.5 miles25 km
Neighbouring places
- Ridgewell Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Birdbrook Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Tilbury Juxta Clare Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stoke-by-Clare Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Stambourne Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Wixoe Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Ashen Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Great Yeldham Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Toppesfield Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Ovington Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Yeldham Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Little Yeldham Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Ridgewell
CO9 4RJ, CO9 4RU, CO9 4RQ, CO9 4RP, CO9 4RR, CO9 4RZ, CO9 4RX, CO9 4SH, CO9 4RT … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 16.2 miles26.1 km
- London Southend Airport 33 miles53.1 km
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Sudbury Railway Station 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Bus Station 8.8 miles14.1 km
Hotels near Ridgewell Ad
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 3.4 miles5.4 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 4.9 miles7.8 km
- The Three Hills 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Bull Hotel Long Melford by Greene King Inns 3 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Gosfield Lake Resort 7.5 miles12 km
- Painters at the Angel 8.6 miles13.8 km
- The Crown Inn Hotel 8.7 miles14 km
- The Mill Hotel 4 8.4 miles13.6 km
- The Dorrington 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The George and Dragon Inn 8.6 miles13.8 km
Schools in Ridgewell
- Ridgewell C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cressing Road Stadium 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Marks Hall Estate 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 12 miles19.4 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 12.1 miles19.5 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 12.6 miles20.2 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 13 miles20.9 km
- Ickworth House Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Dines Hall Country house 14.3 miles23 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 17.7 miles28.6 km