Silver End and Cressing sit in the district of Braintree, Essex, and combine a rural setting with some notable built heritage. Silver End began as an interwar model village created by the Crittall company in the late 1920s to house factory workers, its terraces and Art Deco touches still giving the place a distinctive, planned appearance and a strong local identity.
Cressing is surrounded by farmland and is best known for the medieval Cressing Temple Barns, a rare survival of 13th-century agricultural buildings that draw visitors and underline the area’s long history. Together the two settlements mix agricultural and commuter lifestyles, with village halls, clubs and local shops contributing to a close-knit community while remaining within easy reach of larger Essex towns.
Postcode districts covering Silver End & Cressing
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 20.2 miles
- Basildon 20.1 miles
- Colchester 11.8 miles
- Chelmsford 9.5 miles
- Harlow 22.7 miles
- Braintree 4.4 miles
- Brentwood 20.1 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 22.7 miles
- Canvey Island 22 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 19.8 miles
- Billericay 17 miles
- Wickford 16.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Silver End Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Faulkbourne Parish 1.5 miles
- Cressing Parish 1.6 miles
- Rivenhall Parish 1.7 miles
- Witham North Ward 1.9 miles
- Tye Green Built-up area 2.2 miles
- White Notley Parish 2.3 miles
- Kelvedon Parish 2.4 miles
- Witham West Ward 2.4 miles
- Witham Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Bradwell Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Witham Central Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Silver End & Cressing
CM77 8GZ, CM77 8GH, CM8 3ZE, CM77 8JN, CM77 8PF, CM77 8JH, CM8 3QR, CM8 1RL, CM8 3QL … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 17 miles
- London Southend Airport 18.7 miles
- White Notley Railway Station 1.3 miles
- Cressing Station 2.2 miles
Hotels in Silver End & Cressing Ad
- Premier Inn Braintree - Freeport Village 3
- The Rivenhall Hotel 3
- Premier Inn Braintree - A120 3
- OYO The Rivenhall Hotel in Witham, Chelmsford 3
Schools in Silver End & Cressing
- Cressing Primary School Primary
- Elm Hall Primary School Primary
- Lift New Rickstones Secondary
- Rivenhall C of E Primary School Primary
- Silver End Academy Primary
- Southview School Special
Local points of interest
- Cressing Road Stadium 3.4 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 3.5 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 3.5 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 4.8 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 4.9 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 8.3 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11.7 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 12 miles
- Hylands Estate 12.6 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 13.1 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 13.8 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 13.9 miles