Silver End is a planned model village in the district of Braintree, Essex, England, created in the 1920s by industrialist Francis Henry Crittall to house workers for his window‑manufacturing business. It sits in the flat, agricultural landscape of north Essex near market towns such as Witham, and is notable for its coherent interwar layout and examples of modernist and Art Deco domestic and community architecture.
The village retains a strong sense of identity: many original houses, the village hall and other community facilities survive and parts of Silver End are a conservation area with several listed buildings. Its economy and social character were long shaped by the Crittall works, and more recently by adaptation of industrial sites and a commuter relationship with nearby towns, making it of interest to architectural historians and those curious about company‑town social history.
Postcode districts covering Silver End
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Basildon 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Colchester 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Chelmsford 10 miles16 km
- Harlow 22.8 miles36.8 km
- Braintree 4 miles6.4 km
- Brentwood 20.5 miles33 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 22.8 miles36.6 km
- Canvey Island 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Bishop's Stortford 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Billericay 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Wickford 17 miles27.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Silver End & Cressing Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Cressing Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Bradwell Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Tye Green Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Faulkbourne Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Rivenhall Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- White Notley Parish 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Kelvedon Parish 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Witham North Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Black Notley Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Witham West Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Witham Built-up area 3 miles4.9 km
Example postcodes in Silver End
CM8 3SF, CM8 3QW, CM8 3XP, CM8 3PX, CM8 3FX, CM8 3GE, CM8 3SH, CM8 3QT, CM8 3RZ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 16.9 miles27.1 km
- London Southend Airport 19.3 miles31.1 km
- White Notley Railway Station 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cressing Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
Hotels near Silver End Ad
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 3 miles4.8 km
- Channels Hotel 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 4 miles6.5 km
- The Lion Inn 7.4 miles11.9 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 3.9 miles6.2 km
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Gosfield Lake Resort 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Drapers Hotel 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Marks Tey Hotel Colchester 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
Schools in Silver End
- Silver End Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Cressing Road Stadium 3 miles4.8 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Dines Hall Country house 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Marks Hall Estate 4.4 miles7 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 4.9 miles7.8 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 11.8 miles19 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Hylands Estate 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles21.9 km
- University of Essex University 14 miles22.5 km