Steeple is a small village and civil parish on the Dengie peninsula in the Maldon district of Essex, England. It sits close to the salt marshes and mudflats of the River Blackwater estuary, so the landscape is dominated by intertidal habitats that attract birdwatchers, sailors and those interested in coastal ecology.
The village retains a rural, agricultural character with a handful of hamlets and historic buildings; its name recalls the prominent church tower that long marked the settlement. Locally notable is the nearby hamlet of Stansgate with Stansgate House, associated with the Benn family, and the area’s economy continues to combine farming, small-scale tourism and recreational boating alongside the wider estuary traditions of fishing and salt production around Maldon.
Postcode districts covering Steeple
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 10.9 miles
- Basildon 17.2 miles
- Colchester 13.8 miles
- Chelmsford 13.8 miles
- Gillingham 24.6 miles
- Grays 24.9 miles
- Braintree 16.4 miles
- Brentwood 21.5 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 16.7 miles
- Sittingbourne 24.3 miles
- Canvey Island 16 miles
- Billericay 16.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Steeple Built-up area 0.7 miles
- St. Lawrence Parish 1.5 miles
- Ramsey Island Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Mayland Built-up area 2 miles
- Asheldham Parish 2.6 miles
- Southminster Built-up area 3 miles
- Althorne Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Mundon Parish 3.5 miles
- Tillingham Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Goldhanger Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Heybridge East Ward 3.8 miles
- Latchingdon Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Steeple
CM0 7LG, CM0 7RH, CM0 7RS, CM0 7RN, CM0 7RW, CM0 7NU, CM0 7LE, CM0 7RL, CM0 7JY … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 10 miles
- Stansted Airport 27.2 miles
- Southminster Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Althorne Railway Station 4.2 miles
Hotels near Steeple Ad
- The Oakland 2 8.6 miles
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 5.7 miles
- Ye Olde White Harte Hotel 5.3 miles
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 5.6 miles
- The Oyster Smack 4 5 miles
- Jolly Sailor- Fish on the Quay 3 5.1 miles
- Creeksea Place Barns 4.8 miles
- The Ship Inn 4 5.3 miles
- The Victory at Mersea 4 6.8 miles
- The Limes 4 5.6 miles
Local points of interest
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 5.9 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 7.5 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11.2 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 11.3 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 12.3 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 12.4 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 13.3 miles
- University of Essex University 13.8 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 14 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 14.6 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 15.4 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles