Wix is a small, rural parish in the district of Tendring in Essex, eastern England, set among gently rolling arable farmland not far from the county’s north‑east coast and estuarine marshes. The village sits in a landscape of lanes and hedgerows typical of the area, with easy road links to larger centres such as Colchester and Clacton, making it quietly connected despite its rural feel.
Historically the settlement has a long agricultural pedigree and retains a number of older, listed buildings and a traditional parish church that reflect its past. Community life is small‑scale and village‑centred, with local gatherings, a village hall and a pub often acting as social hubs, while nearby coast and wetland habitats attract walkers and birdwatchers from the surrounding towns.
Postcode districts covering Wix
Most populated places nearby
- Ipswich 9.7 miles
- Colchester 10.6 miles
- Braintree 24.8 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 7.9 miles
- Felixstowe 9.3 miles
- Witham 22.6 miles
- Sudbury 18.8 miles
- Maldon 22.6 miles
- Stowmarket 19.6 miles
- Harwich 5.2 miles
- Walton-on-the-Naze 7.1 miles
- Frinton-on-Sea 7.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wix Built-up area 0.5 miles
- The Oakleys & Wix Ward 1.3 miles
- Bradfield Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Stour Valley Ward 1.8 miles
- Wrabness Parish 1.9 miles
- Great Oakley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Beaumont Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Tendring Parish 2.7 miles
- Mistley Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Beaumont-cum-Moze Parish 2.8 miles
- Little Bentley Parish 3.3 miles
- Weeley & Tendring Ward 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Wix
CO11 2SJ, CO11 2PD, CO11 2SF, CO11 2RL, CO11 2RY, CO12 5DL, CO11 2RX, CO11 2SN, CO11 2PU … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 30.3 miles
- Stansted Airport 38.4 miles
- Wrabness Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Mistley Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Wix Ad
- The Courthouse Inn 3 4.9 miles
- The Lion 5 6.5 miles
- Talbooth House & Spa 4 7.2 miles
- The Pier Hotel 4 6.9 miles
- Lifehouse Spa & Hotel 4 4.6 miles
- Tulip Hotel Harwich 5.5 miles
- Wivenhoe House Hotel 4 8.2 miles
- Milsoms 4 7.5 miles
- Salthouse Harbour Hotel 4 9.6 miles
- B&B Hotel Ipswich 3 9.5 miles
Schools in Wix
- Wix and Wrabness Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Harwich International Ferry Terminal Harbour 5.5 miles
- Pedlars Wood Forest 7.3 miles
- Felixstowe Trinity Terminal Harbour 7.5 miles
- Harwich Harbor Harbour 8.1 miles
- University of Essex University 8.3 miles
- Portman Road Stadium 9.7 miles
- Suffolk College University 9.7 miles
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 10 miles
- Foxall Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 10.4 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11 miles
- Newbourne Springs Nature reserve 11.6 miles