The Doddinghurst Common is the small village green at the heart of Doddinghurst in the Brentwood area of Essex, England. It’s a modest area of traditional common land and open grass framed by mature trees and hedgerows, with public footpaths that link the green to surrounding lanes and laneside cottages; the mix of grassland and scrub supports local birds, insects and seasonal wildflowers.
Historically used for grazing, the common still acts as a social hub for the village - popular with dog‑walkers and families and used for fetes, informal sport and community gatherings - and contributes to the rural character that many residents value even as commuter pressures from nearby towns influence the local economy and housing. Local volunteers and the parish maintain the space, keeping it a quiet, green meeting place in everyday village life.
Postcode districts covering Doddinghurst Common
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 23.6 miles38 km
- Islington 18 miles28.9 km
- Southend-on-Sea 20.4 miles32.8 km
- City of Westminster 21.1 miles34 km
- Bexley 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Basildon 10.2 miles16.5 km
- Chelmsford 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Gillingham 23.6 miles38.1 km
- Harlow 10.5 miles16.8 km
- Grays 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Chatham 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Barking and Dagenham 9.5 miles15.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Kelvedon Hatch Built-up area 0.6 miles1 km
- Pilgrims Hatch Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Doddinghurst Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stondon Massey Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Blackmore & Doddinghurst Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Navestock Parish 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Brentwood North Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Paslow Wood Common Built-up area 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Brentwood Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Shenfield Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Doddinghurst Common
CM15 0JL, CM15 9SS, CM15 0JH, CM15 0DE, CM15 0DD, CM14 5TA, CM15 0JJ, CM15 0JN, CM15 0JG … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Stansted Airport 15.9 miles25.5 km
- Shenfield Railway Station 3.1 miles5 km
- Brentwood Railway Station 3.2 miles5.2 km
Hotels near Doddinghurst Common Ad
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 3 miles4.8 km
- Holiday Inn Brentwood M25, Jct. 28 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- De Rougemont Manor 4.7 miles7.6 km
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- The Black Bull Inn 5 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Glass House Retreat 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Ivy Hill Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Spark by Hilton London Romford 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Holiday Inn Basildon 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Funky Monk Restaurant and Rooms 5 7.4 miles11.9 km
Local points of interest
- Ongar Castle Historic site 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Pirgo Historic site 4 miles6.4 km
- Furze Woods Forest 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hylands Estate 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Copped Hall Estate 8.9 miles14.4 km
- Epping Forest Forest 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Woodford Wells Historic site 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 11 miles17.6 km
- Barking Abbey Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Leytonstone Library Library 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 13.2 miles21.2 km