Stapleford Abbotts
Built-up area in Epping Forest, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.632, 0.187 |
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| OS grid ref: | TQ 51 94 |
| Dialling code: | 01708 (Romford) |
Stapleford Abbotts is a small, largely rural village and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England, sitting on gently undulating farmland just beyond the north‑eastern fringe of London. Its name reflects a Old English “ford marked by a post” with the “Abbotts” suffix pointing to medieval ecclesiastical ownership; today it sits largely within the Metropolitan Green Belt with pockets of ancient woodland, hedgerows and small streams that preserve a distinctly countryside character.
The local economy has traditional roots in agriculture and smallholdings, though many residents commute into nearby towns such as Romford or into London. The village community centres on a parish church, village hall and quiet lanes linking to neighbouring hamlets like Abridge, and it’s popular with walkers and riders who value its rural tranquillity and proximity to the open spaces of Epping Forest.
Postcode districts covering Stapleford Abbotts
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 19.7 miles31.8 km
- Islington 14 miles22.5 km
- Southend-on-Sea 23.3 miles37.5 km
- City of Westminster 17.2 miles27.7 km
- Bexley 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Sutton 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Croydon 22 miles35.4 km
- Harrow 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Basildon 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Chelmsford 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Gillingham 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Harlow 10.1 miles16.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Havering-atte-Bower Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Navestock Parish 1.9 miles3 km
- Gooshays Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Heaton Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Lambourne Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Marshalls & Rise Park Ward 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Theydon Bois with Passingford Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Mawneys Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Stapleford Tawney Parish 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Abridge Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Hainault Ward 3.3 miles5.4 km
Example postcodes in Stapleford Abbotts
RM4 1JR, RM4 1EJ, RM4 1JS, RM4 1JP, RM4 1HG, RM4 1HT, RM4 1DN, CM14 5SU, RM4 1JL … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Stansted Airport 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Harold Wood Railway Station 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Gidea Park Railway Station 3.5 miles5.7 km
Hotels near Stapleford Abbotts Ad
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 4.1 miles6.6 km
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Holiday Inn Brentwood M25, Jct. 28 4 3.8 miles6.1 km
- De Rougemont Manor 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express London - Newbury Park 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Spark by Hilton London Romford 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Wellesley Hotel 3 7 miles11.2 km
- Ilford Grand Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
- 4 Sisters Inn 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
Schools in Stapleford Abbotts
- Stapleford Abbotts Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Pirgo Historic site 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Epping Forest Forest 6 miles9.7 km
- Copped Hall Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Woodford Wells Historic site 7 miles11.3 km
- Furze Woods Forest 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Barking Abbey Historic site 8.2 miles13.1 km
- Leytonstone Library Library 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Brisbane Road Stadium 9.9 miles16 km