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 miles35.6 km
- Islington 17 miles27.4 km
- Southend-on-Sea 23.5 miles37.9 km
- City of Westminster 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Bexley 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Harrow 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Basildon 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Chelmsford 11.8 miles19.1 km
- Harlow 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Stevenage 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Grays 15.1 miles24.3 km
- St. Albans 23.3 miles37.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Toot Hill Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Ongar Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Chipping Ongar Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Stapleford Tawney Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Shelley Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Bobbingworth Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Theydon Bois with Passingford Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Theydon Mount Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- North Weald Bassett Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Stondon Massey Built-up area 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Navestock Parish 3 miles4.8 km
- Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Stanford Rivers
CM5 9SH, CM5 9LL, CM5 9QW, CM5 9PP, CM5 9PH, CM5 9QD, CM5 9QE, CM5 9QG, CM5 9PQ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 13.5 miles21.7 km
- London City Airport 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Ongar Railway Station 1.8 miles2.9 km
- North Weald Railway Station 2.6 miles4.1 km
Hotels near Stanford Rivers Ad
- The Black Bull Inn 5 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Down Hall Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Funky Monk Restaurant and Rooms 5 4.3 miles7 km
- Holiday Inn Brentwood M25, Jct. 28 4 6 miles9.7 km
- 4 Sisters Inn 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- De Rougemont Manor 7.7 miles12.5 km
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Waltham Abbey 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
Local points of interest
- Ongar Castle Historic site 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Furze Woods Forest 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Pirgo Historic site 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Copped Hall Estate 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Epping Forest Forest 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Hylands Estate 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Woodford Wells Historic site 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Leytonstone Library Library 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Barking Abbey Historic site 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Brisbane Road Stadium 13.3 miles21.3 km