Barnston
Built-up area in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.854, 0.385 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 64 19 |
| Dialling code: | 01371 (Great Dunmow) |
Barnston is a small village and civil parish in the district of Uttlesford, in rural Essex, England. It sits in the rolling arable countryside a few miles north of the market town of Great Dunmow and is typical of north‑west Essex villages in having a low population, narrow lanes and a scattering of period cottages and farmsteads.
The village is largely agricultural in character but has been shaped in recent decades by its accessibility to larger centres and transport links, being within reasonable reach of Stansted Airport, the M11 corridor and commuting routes into London. Local life is quietly community‑focused, with historic buildings such as a traditional parish church and the surrounding landscape making it attractive to those seeking rural tranquillity close to modern amenities.
Postcode districts covering Barnston
Most populated places nearby
- Basildon 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Colchester 21.6 miles34.8 km
- Chelmsford 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Harlow 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Stevenage 24.8 miles39.8 km
- Barking and Dagenham 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Cheshunt 21.5 miles34.5 km
- Braintree 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Brentwood 16.2 miles26.1 km
- Canvey Island 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Bishop's Stortford 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Billericay 15.8 miles25.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Dunmow South & Barnston Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Flitch Green Parish 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Little Dunmow Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Flitch Green & Little Dunmow Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Great Dunmow Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Felsted Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Great Dunmow North Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Causeway End Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Ford End Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- High Roothing Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
- High Roding Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Stebbing Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
Example postcodes in Barnston
CM6 1LY, CM6 1GU, CM6 1LT, CM6 1PL, CM6 1LX, CM6 1LP, CM6 1TW, CM6 1PH, CM6 1LZ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 6.7 miles10.9 km
- London Southend Airport 23.6 miles38 km
- Stansted Airport Railway Station 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Braintree Railway Station 7.5 miles12.1 km
Hotels near Barnston Ad
- Channels Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 5.9 miles9.6 km
- The Lion Inn 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Down Hall Hotel 4 8.6 miles13.8 km
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.3 km
Local points of interest
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Dines Hall Country house 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Furze Woods Forest 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Hylands Estate 10.8 miles17.4 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 11.8 miles19 km
- Marks Hall Estate 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 13.2 miles21.3 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 13.4 miles21.5 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 13.5 miles21.7 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 16.7 miles26.9 km