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 miles
- Bexley 21.6 miles
- Basildon 11.3 miles
- Colchester 23.3 miles
- Chelmsford 3.1 miles
- Harlow 13.3 miles
- Grays 17 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 17.2 miles
- Cheshunt 20.2 miles
- Dartford 21.2 miles
- Gravesend 20.8 miles
- Braintree 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Writtle Built-up area 0.4 miles
- Waterhouse Farm Ward 1.9 miles
- Chelmsford Rural West Ward 2 miles
- Roxwell Built-up area 2 miles
- St. Andrews Ward 2.1 miles
- Highwood Parish 2.3 miles
- Margaretting Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Goat Hall Ward 2.5 miles
- Marconi Ward 2.6 miles
- Moulsham and Central Ward 2.6 miles
- Patching Hall Ward 2.7 miles
- Moulsham Lodge Ward 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Writtle
CM1 3NJ, CM1 3JU, CM1 3SU, CM1 3EL, CM1 3RU, CM1 3SB, CM1 3HJ, CM1 3EG, CM1 3RF … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 13.2 miles
- London Southend Airport 16.3 miles
- Chelmsford Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Ingatestone Railway Station 4.3 miles
Hotels near Writtle Ad
- The County Hotel 4 2.4 miles
- The Riverside Chelmsford 5 3 miles
- Ivy Hill Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Best Western Atlantic Hotel 4 2.9 miles
- Premier Inn Chelmsford City Centre 3 2.7 miles
- The Harvard Inn 4 4.6 miles
- Channels Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Greenwoods Hotel & Spa 4 4.5 miles
- The Ship 3 2.5 miles
- Pontlands Park Hotel 3 4.4 miles
Schools in Writtle
- Hylands School Secondary
- Writtle Infant School Primary
- Writtle Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hylands Estate 2.1 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 5.6 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 7.1 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 9 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 9.2 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 11.7 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 12.4 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 15 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 15.5 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 15.7 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 16.3 miles