Tye Green
Built-up area in Colchester, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.946, 0.878 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 97 31 |
| Dialling code: | 01206 (Colchester) |
Tye Green is a small hamlet on the rural fringe of Colchester in Essex, England. Its name reflects the traditional "tye" or common green that once served local agriculture, and the area still shows that historic rural character in pockets of timber‑framed cottages, farmsteads and lane patterns that hint at medieval origins.
Today Tye Green feels like a quiet, community‑oriented outskirt of Colchester, popular with people who want easy access to the town’s shops and rail links while retaining countryside surroundings. There are a handful of local businesses and farms and a mix of long‑standing residents and commuters, so the social fabric balances traditional village life with the practicalities of a commuter hinterland.
Postcode districts covering Tye Green
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Colchester 3.7 miles6 km
- Chelmsford 22.3 miles36 km
- Braintree 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 21.8 miles35 km
- Felixstowe 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Haverhill 21.2 miles34 km
- Witham 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Sudbury 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Maldon 16.6 miles26.7 km
- Stowmarket 17.3 miles27.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Horkesley Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Boxted Built-up area 1.2 miles2 km
- Little Horkesley Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Rural North Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Boxted Cross Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Nayland Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Nayland-with-Wissington Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Mile End Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Myland Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- West Bergholt Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Wormingford Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Bures St. Mary & Nayland Ward 2.7 miles4.4 km
Example postcodes in Tye Green
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 27 miles43.5 km
- Stansted Airport 27.7 miles44.6 km
- Colchester Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Colchester Town Railway Station 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Colchester Bus Station 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Bus Station 8.9 miles14.3 km
Hotels near Tye Green Ad
- The Crown Stoke by Nayland 3 3 miles4.9 km
- Talbooth House & Spa 4 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Greyfriars 4 4 miles6.5 km
- The Lion 5 6 miles9.6 km
- Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf and Spa 4 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Wivenhoe House Hotel 4 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Colchester 3 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Milsoms 4 4.2 miles6.8 km
- The George Hotel 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Colchester Boutique Hotel 3.9 miles6.3 km
Local points of interest
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 4.3 miles7 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 5.2 miles8.4 km
- University of Essex University 5.6 miles9 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Marks Hall Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 9.5 miles15.3 km
- West Mersea Beach Beach 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Portman Road Stadium 13.6 miles22 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Suffolk College University 14.3 miles23 km
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 16 miles25.7 km