Stondon Massey is a small, quietly dispersed village and civil parish in the borough of Brentwood, Essex, set amid farmland and pockets of ancient woodland. Sited on higher ground than some neighbouring settlements, it has a rural character of lanes, timber‑framed cottages and post‑medieval farmhouses, with long views across the surrounding countryside rather than an obvious single centre.
The name reflects an Old English root for a stony hill combined with the surname of a medieval landowning family, and the village still shows that layered history in its older buildings and a long‑standing church presence. Locally the economy remains largely agricultural with a handful of small businesses, complemented by an active community life around the village hall and pub and by residents who commute into London and nearby towns for work.
Postcode districts covering Stondon Massey
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Islington 19.2 miles30.8 km
- Southend-on-Sea 20.8 miles33.5 km
- City of Westminster 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Bexley 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Basildon 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Chelmsford 9.3 miles15 km
- Harlow 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Grays 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Chatham 24.8 miles39.9 km
- Barking and Dagenham 11.2 miles18.1 km
- Welwyn Garden City 22 miles35.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Stondon Massey Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Paslow Wood Common Built-up area 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Kelvedon Hatch Built-up area 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Blackmore & Doddinghurst Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- High Ongar Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Doddinghurst Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Blackmore Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Doddinghurst Common Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Chipping Ongar Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Shelley Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Stanford Rivers Parish 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Stondon Massey
CM15 0LH, CM15 0EN, CM15 0LD, CM15 0LL, CM5 9RG, CM15 0EJ, CM15 0EE, CM15 0LG, CM5 9FQ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 14 miles22.5 km
- London City Airport 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Ongar Railway Station 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Shenfield Railway Station 4.3 miles6.9 km
Hotels near Stondon Massey Ad
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Black Bull Inn 5 4 miles6.4 km
- Holiday Inn Brentwood M25, Jct. 28 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Down Hall Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Pontlands Park 3 10 miles16 km
- Ivy Hill Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 9.3 miles15 km
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Funky Monk Restaurant and Rooms 5 7.2 miles11.5 km
- Greenwoods Hotel & Spa 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
Local points of interest
- Ongar Castle Historic site 2 miles3.1 km
- Furze Woods Forest 2.5 miles3.9 km
- Pirgo Historic site 5.6 miles9 km
- Hylands Estate 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Copped Hall Estate 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Epping Forest Forest 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.7 miles17.3 km
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Woodford Wells Historic site 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Barking Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Leytonstone Library Library 14 miles22.6 km
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 14.7 miles23.7 km