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 miles
- Basildon 20.6 miles
- Colchester 11.6 miles
- Chelmsford 10 miles
- Harlow 22.8 miles
- Braintree 4 miles
- Brentwood 20.5 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 22.8 miles
- Canvey Island 22.7 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 19.7 miles
- Billericay 17.6 miles
- Wickford 17 miles
Neighbouring places
- Silver End & Cressing Ward 0.6 miles
- Cressing Parish 1.4 miles
- Bradwell Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Tye Green Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Faulkbourne Parish 2 miles
- Rivenhall Parish 2.1 miles
- White Notley Parish 2.3 miles
- Kelvedon Parish 2.5 miles
- Witham North Ward 2.5 miles
- Black Notley Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Witham West Ward 3 miles
- Witham Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Silver End
CM8 3RQ, CM8 3RF, CM8 3ST, CM8 3QN, CM8 3RZ, CM8 3RP, CM8 3RN, CM8 3XS, CM8 3RU … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 16.9 miles
- London Southend Airport 19.3 miles
- White Notley Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Cressing Station 2.1 miles
Hotels near Silver End Ad
- Premier Inn Braintree - Freeport Village 3 2.2 miles
- Booking Urban Stisted 3.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 4 miles
- Premier Inn Braintree - A120 3 2.3 miles
- The Essex Golf & Country Club Hotel 3 5 miles
- White Hart Hotel 3 3 miles
- The Rivenhall Hotel 3 2.8 miles
- Noble Goose Rooms 4 3.1 miles
- OYO The Rivenhall Hotel in Witham, Chelmsford 3 2.9 miles
- White Hart Hotel 3 3.9 miles
Schools in Silver End
- Silver End Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Cressing Road Stadium 3 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 3.2 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 3.6 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 4.4 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 4.9 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 7.9 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11.7 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 11.8 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 12.8 miles
- Hylands Estate 13.1 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 13.6 miles
- University of Essex University 14 miles