Writtle
Parish in Chelmsford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.728, 0.411 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 66 05 |
| Population: | 4,840 |
| Dialling code: | 01245 (Chelmsford) |
Writtle is a historic village and civil parish just west of Chelmsford in Essex, England, with a surprisingly rural feel despite being close to a city. The River Wid winds through the settlement and much of the village centre sits in a conservation area, with timber-framed cottages, a medieval parish church and reminders of its appearance in the Domesday Book and its past as part of a royal hunting forest.
Locally the community mixes long-standing agricultural and village life with commuters and small businesses; the campus of Writtle University College gives the parish a strong horticultural and land-based focus and shapes the local economy. The place keeps a lively village scene of shops, pubs and seasonal events, so it feels more like a self-contained village than a simple suburb of nearby towns.
Postcode districts covering Writtle
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Bexley 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Basildon 11.3 miles18.1 km
- Colchester 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Chelmsford 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Harlow 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Grays 17 miles27.4 km
- Barking and Dagenham 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Cheshunt 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Dartford 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Gravesend 20.8 miles33.5 km
- Braintree 12.5 miles20.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Writtle Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Waterhouse Farm Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Chelmsford Rural West Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Roxwell Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- St. Andrews Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Highwood Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Margaretting Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Goat Hall Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Marconi Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Moulsham and Central Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Patching Hall Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Moulsham Lodge Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Writtle
CM1 3RR, CM1 3HD, CM1 3JY, CM1 3EN, CM1 3PE, CM1 3LL, CM1 3NB, CM1 3JX, CM1 3NY … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 13.2 miles21.3 km
- London Southend Airport 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Chelmsford Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Ingatestone Railway Station 4.3 miles7 km
Hotels near Writtle Ad
- Channels Hotel 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Pontlands Park 3 4.4 miles7 km
- The Lion Inn 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Ivy Hill Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- County Hotel Chelmsford 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- The Black Bull Inn 5 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Greenwoods Hotel & Spa 4 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Down Hall Hotel 4 9.9 miles16 km
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Rettendon Lodge Events 9.7 miles15.6 km
Schools in Writtle
- Hylands School Secondary
- Writtle Infant School Primary
- Writtle Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hylands Estate 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Furze Woods Forest 5.6 miles9 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 9 miles14.4 km
- Dines Hall Country house 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Pirgo Historic site 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Copped Hall Estate 15 miles24.2 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Epping Forest Forest 16.3 miles26.3 km