Steeple Bumpstead is a compact village and civil parish in the district of Braintree, in north‑west Essex, close to the border with Suffolk. Set in a gently undulating rural landscape beside the River Stour, it takes its name from the village church’s prominent steeple and retains a character of historic cottages, lanes and farmland while being within commuting reach of larger employment centres such as Cambridge.
The local economy remains largely rural with farms and small businesses, complemented by a lively village community centred on the church, village hall, primary school and pubs; there are also a number of period buildings and local traditions that reflect its long history as a small Essex settlement.
Postcode districts covering Steeple Bumpstead
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Colchester 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Chelmsford 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Harlow 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Braintree 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 18.6 miles29.9 km
- Bishop's Stortford 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Haverhill 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Witham 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Sudbury 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Maldon 23.9 miles38.4 km
- Newmarket 14.4 miles23.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Bumpstead Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Helions Bumpstead Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Sturmer Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Birdbrook Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Haverhill South East Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Haverhill Central Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Stambourne Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Wixoe Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Haverhill South Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Haverhill Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Haverhill East Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Haverhill West Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Steeple Bumpstead
CB9 7DW, CB9 7EY, CB9 7DL, CB9 7BN, CB9 7ED, CB9 7ES, CB9 7EX, CB9 7EU, CB9 7EN … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 14.2 miles22.8 km
- London Southend Airport 34.3 miles55.2 km
- Castle Hedingham Railway Station 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Audley End Railway Station 10.5 miles16.9 km
Hotels near Steeple Bumpstead Ad
- The Three Hills 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Gosfield Lake Resort 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Rose & Crown Hotel 5 2.9 miles4.6 km
Local points of interest
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Marks Hall Estate 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 14.3 miles23 km
- Ickworth House Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Dines Hall Country house 15.3 miles24.7 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 17 miles27.3 km