Birchanger
Built-up area in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.883, 0.192 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 50 22 |
| Population: | 596 |
| Dialling code: | 01279 (Bishops Stortford) |
Birchanger is a small village and civil parish in the district of Uttlesford, in rural Essex, England. Lying a few miles from Stansted Mountfitchet and close to Stansted Airport and the M11/A120 corridors, it combines a quiet, agricultural setting with good transport links that make commuting and airport-related employment common for residents. The name reflects the area’s birch trees and historic woodland, and much of the village still feels traditionally rural despite nearby development.
Locally there’s a modest village centre with a parish church, village hall and pub alongside lanes, hedgerows and farmland; community groups and events help keep a strong social life. The proximity of the airport and major roads shapes the local economy and day-to-day life, but the village retains a sense of countryside character prized by visitors and long-standing residents alike.
Postcode districts covering Birchanger
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Basildon 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Chelmsford 16 miles25.8 km
- Harlow 8.7 miles14 km
- Stevenage 16.4 miles26.3 km
- St. Albans 23.6 miles38 km
- Barking and Dagenham 23 miles37 km
- Welwyn Garden City 17.4 miles28 km
- Cheshunt 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Braintree 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Brentwood 18.7 miles30 km
- Hatfield 20 miles32.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Bishop's Stortford Parsonage Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Stansted South & Birchanger Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Start Hill Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Bishop's Stortford All Saints Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Stansted Mountfitchet Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bishop's Stortford North Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bishop's Stortford Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Stansted North Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bishop's Stortford Central Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Great Hallingbury Parish 2 miles3.2 km
- Farnham Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Burton End Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Birchanger
CM23 5QL, CM23 5FF, CM23 5QQ, CM23 5QP, CM23 5QH, CM23 5QF, CM23 5QB, CM23 5QA, CM23 5QR … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 1.8 miles3 km
- Luton Airport 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Stansted Mountfitchet Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bishop's Stortford Railway Station 1.6 miles2.6 km
Hotels near Birchanger Ad
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 1 mile1.6 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Days Inn London Stansted Airport 3 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Stay and Relax at the Yew Tree 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Ramada by Wyndham London Stansted Airport 4 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Down Hall Hotel 4 6 miles9.7 km
- Desalis Hotel London Stansted 3.1 miles5 km
Schools in Birchanger
- Birchanger C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Furze Woods Forest 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 12.5 miles20.1 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 14 miles22.5 km
- Copped Hall Estate 14.8 miles23.8 km
- Dines Hall Country house 15.5 miles25 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Hylands Estate 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Broadhall Way Stadium 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Epping Forest Forest 17.2 miles27.7 km