Tolleshunt Major is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Maldon, Essex, England. It sits amid arable farmland and hedgerow country a short distance from the Blackwater estuary and the larger town of Maldon, giving it a quietly picturesque setting of fields, country lanes and scattered historic cottages rather than a compact urban centre.
The village shares the distinctive "Tolleshunt" toponym with neighbouring settlements such as Tolleshunt D'Arcy and Tolleshunt Knights, a name with medieval roots. Locally the economy is traditionally agricultural with some small businesses and commuters, and the social life centres on village institutions - the parish church, village hall and occasional local events - which keep a strong sense of community amid the Essex countryside.
Postcode districts covering Tolleshunt Major
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 15 miles
- Basildon 18.7 miles
- Colchester 10.4 miles
- Chelmsford 11.8 miles
- Braintree 11.6 miles
- Brentwood 21.3 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 17.4 miles
- Canvey Island 18.8 miles
- Billericay 17.1 miles
- Wickford 14.7 miles
- Rayleigh 13.6 miles
- Stanford-le-Hope 21.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Totham Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Goldhanger Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Tolleshunt D'Arcy Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Great Totham Built-up area 2 miles
- Tolleshunt Knights Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Heybridge East Ward 2.5 miles
- Heybridge Parish 2.6 miles
- Tiptree Built-up area 3 miles
- Heybridge Basin Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Heybridge West Ward 3.4 miles
- Salcott Parish 3.4 miles
- Maldon Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Tolleshunt Major
CM9 8LQ, CM9 8LN, CM9 8NB, CM9 8JU, CM9 8YF, CM9 8LH, CM9 8LL, CM9 8LJ, CM9 8LG … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 13.8 miles
- Stansted Airport 23.5 miles
- Kelvedon Railway Station 5.4 miles
- Witham Railway Station 5.4 miles
Hotels near Tolleshunt Major Ad
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 3.4 miles
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 4.1 miles
- Jolly Sailor- Fish on the Quay 3 3.8 miles
- The Limes 4 4 miles
- The Rivenhall Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- OYO The Rivenhall Hotel in Witham, Chelmsford 3 4.8 miles
- The Victory at Mersea 4 6.4 miles
- The Blue Anchor Feering 3 5.4 miles
- Travelodge Colchester Feering 3 5.9 miles
- The White Hart Inn 6.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 7.3 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 7.7 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 8.5 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 8.6 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 9.5 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 9.7 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 10.1 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 10.6 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 10.9 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles
- University of Essex University 11.4 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 12.4 miles