Langford is a small village and civil parish in the district of Maldon, in Essex, England. Tucked a few miles from the historic town of Maldon beside the Blackwater estuary, it retains a rural character of arable fields, hedgerows and traditional cottages clustered around a modest village core.
The locality benefits from proximity to salt marshes and estuarine habitats that attract birdlife and reflect the wider maritime culture - Maldon's salt‑making and sailing traditions are visible nearby - while farming and small local services underpin the economy. It has a quiet, community feel with some historic buildings and straightforward road links to larger centres such as Chelmsford and Colchester for shopping and commuting.
Postcode districts covering Langford
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 14.2 miles22.8 km
- Basildon 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Colchester 14 miles22.6 km
- Chelmsford 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Harlow 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Grays 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Braintree 9.9 miles16 km
- Brentwood 17 miles27.3 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Canvey Island 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Bishop's Stortford 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Billericay 13 miles21 km
Neighbouring places
- Wickham Bishops and Woodham Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Ulting Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Heybridge West Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Maldon North Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Woodham Walter Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Nounsley Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Wickham Bishops Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Maldon Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Maldon West Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Maldon South Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Witham South Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hatfield Peverel Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Langford
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Stansted Airport 19.9 miles32 km
- Hatfield Peverel Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
- Witham Railway Station 3.7 miles5.9 km
Hotels near Langford Ad
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 1.8 miles2.8 km
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 1.9 miles3 km
- The Lion Inn 5 miles8.1 km
- Channels Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Swan Hotel Bar and Grill 2 miles3.3 km
- Pontlands Park 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Oakland 2 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 9.3 miles14.9 km
Local points of interest
- Dines Hall Country house 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 9 miles14.5 km
- Hylands Estate 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Marks Hall Estate 10.3 miles16.5 km
- West Mersea Beach Beach 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 14 miles22.5 km
- Roots Hall Stadium 14.3 miles23 km