The Salings is a small rural civil parish in the district of Braintree, in north Essex, England, comprising the closely linked villages of Great Saling and Little Saling. The landscape is typical Essex countryside - rolling arable fields, hedgerows and lanes - popular with walkers and horse riders, and lying within easy reach of larger towns for shopping and rail links.
The settlements have medieval roots and retain a quiet village character; farming has long dominated the local economy while many residents now commute to nearby centres. There are also visible reminders of the 20th century in the area, including the site of a wartime airfield near Great Saling, and a small, active community life centred on village halls and local events rather than high streets or industry.
Postcode districts covering The Salings
Most populated places nearby
- Basildon 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Colchester 18.1 miles29.2 km
- Chelmsford 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Harlow 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Braintree 4 miles6.5 km
- Brentwood 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Bishop's Stortford 12.9 miles20.8 km
- Billericay 18.9 miles30.5 km
- Hoddesdon 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Wickford 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Rayleigh 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Haverhill 12.8 miles20.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Felsted & Stebbing Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Stebbing Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Panfield Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Rayne Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Flitch Green & Little Dunmow Ward 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Little Common Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Shalford Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Felsted Built-up area 3.1 miles5.1 km
- Little Dunmow Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Flitch Green Parish 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Lindsell Parish 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Great Bardfield Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
Example postcodes in The Salings
CM7 5EN, CM7 5EE, CM7 5EB, CM7 5EH, CM7 5DP, CM7 5FS, CM7 5EA, CM7 5DX, CM7 5EQ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 9.8 miles15.7 km
- London Southend Airport 24.8 miles39.8 km
- Braintree Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
- Braintree Freeport Railway Station 5 miles8 km
Hotels near The Salings Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Channels Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.2 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 4 miles6.5 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Gosfield Lake Resort 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 9.3 miles15 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 9.7 miles15.7 km
Local points of interest
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 5 miles8 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 6 miles9.6 km
- Dines Hall Country house 6 miles9.6 km
- Marks Hall Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 10.1 miles16.2 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Hylands Estate 13.8 miles22.3 km
- Furze Woods Forest 14.6 miles23.6 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 16.3 miles26.2 km