Stanford Rivers
Parish in Epping Forest, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.691, 0.214 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 53 01 |
| Dialling code: | 01277 (Brentwood) |
Stanford Rivers is a small, rural civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England, made up of dispersed hamlets, lanes and farmland rather than a single nucleated village. Its quiet lanes, pockets of woodland and fields give it a strongly pastoral character, popular with walkers and people seeking countryside within reach of larger towns and commuter routes into London.
The area has a long history reflected in several historic houses and the parish church, and its economy remains largely agricultural with a mix of local services and residents who commute further afield. Community life is typically close‑knit with limited amenities, so local events and neighbourly ties play an important part in village life.
Postcode districts covering Stanford Rivers
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 22.1 miles
- Islington 17 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 23.5 miles
- City of Westminster 20.4 miles
- Bexley 16.1 miles
- Harrow 24.5 miles
- Basildon 13.6 miles
- Chelmsford 11.8 miles
- Harlow 7.1 miles
- Stevenage 22.7 miles
- Grays 15.1 miles
- St. Albans 23.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Toot Hill Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Ongar Parish 1.5 miles
- Chipping Ongar Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Stapleford Tawney Parish 1.8 miles
- Shelley Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Bobbingworth Parish 2.3 miles
- Theydon Bois with Passingford Ward 2.6 miles
- Theydon Mount Parish 2.8 miles
- North Weald Bassett Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Stondon Massey Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Navestock Parish 3 miles
- Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Stanford Rivers
CM5 9LR, CM5 9SG, CM5 9QW, CM5 9PR, CM5 9LJ, CM5 9QL, CM5 9QS, CM5 9PY, CM5 9SH … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 13.5 miles
- London City Airport 14.5 miles
- Ongar Railway Station 1.8 miles
- North Weald Railway Station 2.6 miles
Hotels near Stanford Rivers Ad
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 6.1 miles
- Funky Monk Hotel 5 4.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Brentwood 4 6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 7.4 miles
- The Green Man Hotel 3 7.1 miles
- The Harlow Hotel By AccorHotels 3 5.9 miles
- 4 Sisters Inn 4 6.5 miles
- Premier Inn Brentwood 3 6.4 miles
- Gidea Park Hotel 3 7.2 miles
- Premier Inn Harlow East 3 6.4 miles
Local points of interest
- Ongar Castle Historic site 1.8 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 3.5 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 4.9 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 6.3 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 7.6 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 9.3 miles
- Hylands Estate 9.4 miles
- Woodford Wells Historic site 9.6 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.1 miles
- Leytonstone Library Library 12.2 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 12.2 miles
- Brisbane Road Stadium 13.3 miles