Ashdon
Built-up area in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 52.055, 0.312 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | TL 58 42 |
| Population: | 553 |
| Dialling code: | 01799 (Saffron Walden) |
Ashdon is a small village and civil parish in the district of Uttlesford, in north‑west Essex, set on rolling, agricultural countryside close to the Cambridgeshire border and a few miles north‑west of Saffron Walden. It feels traditionally English, with historic cottages and a parish church, and is locally linked to the 1016 Battle of Assandun - a connection that features in village lore even though historians still debate the exact site.
Today Ashdon retains a strong rural character: farming remains important but the village also has an active community life with a village hall, clubs and annual events, and a number of residents who commute to nearby towns and cities such as Saffron Walden, Cambridge or London. The combination of countryside, historic buildings and community activity gives it the feel of a small, well‑connected Essex village.
Postcode districts covering Ashdon
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 12.5 miles20.2 km
- Chelmsford 23.3 miles37.5 km
- Harlow 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Stevenage 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Braintree 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Bishop's Stortford 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Haverhill 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Hertford 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Witham 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Sudbury 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Newmarket 14 miles22.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Bartlow Parish 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Hadstock Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Shudy Camps Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Sewards End Built-up area 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Castle Camps Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Saffron Walden Castle Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Linton Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Radwinter Built-up area 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Horseheath Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Saffron Walden Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Saffron Walden Shire Ward 3.8 miles6.2 km
- Hempstead Built-up area 3.9 miles6.3 km
Example postcodes in Ashdon
CB10 2HP, CB10 2HB, CB10 2HR, CB10 2JL, CB10 2ET, CB10 2HW, CB10 2HF, CB10 2EU, CB10 2EX … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Luton Airport 31.6 miles50.8 km
- Great Chesterford Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Audley End Railway Station 5.7 miles9.1 km
Hotels near Ashdon Ad
- The Three Hills 1.9 miles3 km
- Hinxton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 5.7 miles9.2 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge-Duxford M11, Jct.10 3 7 miles11.3 km
- The Lodge Duxford 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 7 miles11.3 km
- Rose & Crown Hotel 5 5.6 miles9.1 km
Schools in Ashdon
- Ashdon Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 12.8 miles20.6 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 13 miles20.9 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 13 miles21 km
- University of Cambridge University 13.1 miles21 km
- Trinity College College 13.3 miles21.4 km
- Bridge Road Stadium 15.4 miles24.8 km