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 miles24.2 km
- Basildon 18.7 miles30 km
- Colchester 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Chelmsford 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Braintree 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Brentwood 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Canvey Island 18.8 miles30.3 km
- Billericay 17.1 miles27.6 km
- Wickford 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Rayleigh 13.6 miles22 km
- Stanford-le-Hope 21.3 miles34.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Totham Built-up area 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Goldhanger Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Tolleshunt D'Arcy Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Great Totham Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Tolleshunt Knights Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Heybridge East Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Heybridge Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Tiptree Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Heybridge Basin Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Heybridge West Ward 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Salcott Parish 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Maldon Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Tolleshunt Major
CM9 8YF, CM9 8LL, CM9 8JS, CM9 8NB, CM9 8JU, CM9 8LQ, CM9 8LN, CM9 8LH, CM9 8LJ … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Stansted Airport 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Kelvedon Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Witham Railway Station 5.4 miles8.7 km
Hotels near Tolleshunt Major Ad
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 4.1 miles6.5 km
- The Swan Hotel Bar and Grill 4 miles6.4 km
- The Lion Inn 9.5 miles15.2 km
- The Victory at Mersea 4 6.4 miles10.4 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Ranfield's Brasserie Hotel Rooms 4 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Marks Tey Hotel Colchester 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Holiday Inn Colchester 4 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Creeksea Place Barns 9.7 miles15.5 km
Local points of interest
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 7.3 miles11.7 km
- West Mersea Beach Beach 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Marks Hall Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Dines Hall Country house 9.7 miles15.7 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 10.6 miles17.1 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 11.4 miles18.3 km
- University of Essex University 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 12.4 miles20 km