Ashingdon is a village and civil parish in the district of Rochford, in Essex, England. It occupies the northern edge of the Dengie peninsula near the River Crouch, giving a largely rural impression of arable fields, salt marsh and scattered housing, while many residents commute to nearby Southend-on-Sea, Chelmsford or London.
The village is best known for its association with the 1016 Battle of Assandun and the early medieval St Andrew’s church, long linked in local tradition to King Cnut and still a focal point for community life. Today Ashingdon maintains a close-knit social scene centred on the church, village hall and primary school, with small local businesses and farming forming the backbone of the local economy.
Postcode districts covering Ashingdon
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 4.5 miles
- Basildon 10.3 miles
- Colchester 21 miles
- Chelmsford 12.1 miles
- Maidstone 24.8 miles
- Gillingham 17.4 miles
- Grays 17.6 miles
- Chatham 18.8 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 24.5 miles
- Dartford 23.4 miles
- Gravesend 18.4 miles
- Braintree 19.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hockley and Ashingdon Ward 0.2 miles
- Ashingdon Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Hawkwell East Ward 1.3 miles
- Hawkwell Parish 1.3 miles
- Hawkwell West Ward 1.5 miles
- Hockley and Hawkwell Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Hockley Parish 1.7 miles
- Canewdon Built-up area 1.8 miles
- North Fambridge Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Rochford Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Roche North and Rural Ward 2.9 miles
- Stambridge Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Ashingdon
SS5 5HL, SS4 3EL, SS5 5JH, SS4 3HF, SS4 3HN, SS5 5DZ, SS5 5LE, SS4 3DA, SS4 3DY … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 3.1 miles
- Stansted Airport 26.8 miles
- Hockley Railway Station 1.5 miles
- North Fambridge Railway Station 2.3 miles
Hotels near Ashingdon Ad
- The Oakland 2 3.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Southend 4 3.4 miles
- The Cherry Tree Rochford 2.8 miles
- Premier Inn Southend Airport 3 3.7 miles
- The Rochford Hotel 3 2.4 miles
- Roslin Beach Hotel 4 6.4 miles
- The Ship Hotel 5.4 miles
- Premier Inn Basildon - Rayleigh 3 4.5 miles
- Creeksea Place Barns 4.8 miles
- Rettendon Lodge 4.7 miles
Schools in Ashingdon
- Lift Ashingdon Primary
Local points of interest
- Roots Hall Stadium 4.6 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 5.7 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 8.4 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 9.9 miles
- Sheerness Harbour Harbour 12.1 miles
- Hylands Estate 12.3 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 12.7 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 15.1 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 16 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 16.3 miles
- MidKent College - Medway College 16.4 miles
- Priestfield Stadium Stadium 16.9 miles