Great Waltham
Parish in Chelmsford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.813, 0.442 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 68 15 |
| Population: | 847 |
Great Waltham is a compact rural village and civil parish about four miles north of Chelmsford in Essex, England. It sits among arable fields and winding lanes, with a traditional village green and a historic parish church that hints at medieval origins, alongside timber‑framed cottages and farmsteads that give the place a distinctly vernacular character.
The local economy remains rooted in agriculture while many residents commute to nearby towns and to London, so the community mixes long‑standing farming families with newer commuter households. Social life centres on the village hall, church activities and occasional fetes and clubs, keeping a strong sense of neighbourliness despite close links to urban amenities in Chelmsford.
Postcode districts covering Great Waltham
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 21.5 miles
- Basildon 17 miles
- Colchester 19.8 miles
- Chelmsford 5.6 miles
- Harlow 14.6 miles
- Grays 23.1 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 22.5 miles
- Cheshunt 22.6 miles
- Braintree 6.9 miles
- Brentwood 14.2 miles
- Canvey Island 20.8 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 12.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ford End Built-up area 1 mile
- Broomfield and The Walthams Ward 1.3 miles
- Pleshey Parish 1.5 miles
- Great Waltham Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Little Waltham Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Causeway End Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Mashbury Parish 2.8 miles
- Great and Little Leighs Parish 2.9 miles
- Great Leighs Built-up area 3 miles
- Felsted Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Broomfield Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Chignall Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Great Waltham
CM3 1EG, CM3 1AN, CM3 1AB, CM3 1DP, CM1 4TL, CM3 1AY, CM3 1AZ, CM3 1AG, CM3 1AX … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 10.1 miles
- London Southend Airport 19.9 miles
- Chelmsford Railway Station 5.4 miles
- Cressing Station 6.4 miles
Hotels near Great Waltham Ad
- The Compasses Inn 1.4 miles
- The Kicking Dickey 4.7 miles
- Channels Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- The County Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Travelodge Stansted Great Dunmow 3 4.3 miles
- The Saracens Head Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- The Riverside Chelmsford 5 5.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 5.6 miles
- Best Western Atlantic Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Premier Inn Chelmsford - Springfield 3 5.1 miles
Schools in Great Waltham
- Ford End C of E Primary School Primary
- Great Waltham C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 3.6 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 4.6 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 7.1 miles
- Hylands Estate 7.8 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 9.4 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 11.1 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 11.4 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 11.9 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 15.6 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 16.9 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 17 miles