Farnham
Parish in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.9, 0.15 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 48 24 |
| Dialling code: | 01279 (Bishops Stortford) |
Farnham is a small, rural village and civil parish in Uttlesford, Essex, in the east of England, set among gently rolling arable countryside a few miles from Saffron Walden and Bishop's Stortford. Its quiet lanes and scattered farms give it a distinctly rural feel, though its proximity to Stansted and main road links means many residents commute to nearby towns or to London.
The village retains a strong sense of community centred on the parish church and village hall, and there are several historic and listed buildings that hint at its medieval and agricultural past. Local life tends to revolve around farming, small local businesses and occasional village events, making it a typical Essex village where historic character and contemporary commuter pressures sit side by side.
Postcode districts covering Farnham
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 20.8 miles33.4 km
- Chelmsford 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Harlow 9.3 miles14.9 km
- Stevenage 14.5 miles23.4 km
- St. Albans 22.5 miles36.2 km
- Barking and Dagenham 24 miles38.7 km
- Welwyn Garden City 16.2 miles26 km
- Cheshunt 16 miles25.7 km
- Braintree 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Brentwood 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Hatfield 19 miles30.5 km
- Bishop's Stortford 2.3 miles3.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Bishop's Stortford North Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Manuden Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Stort Valley Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bishop's Stortford Parsonage Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Stansted North Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Birchanger Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Stansted Mountfitchet Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Bishop's Stortford Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Bishop's Stortford Central Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Albury Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Bishop's Stortford All Saints Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bishop's Stortford Thorley Manor Ward 2.6 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Farnham
CM23 1HL, CM23 1HE, CM23 1HP, CM23 1HU, CM23 1HX, CM23 1HR, CM23 1HS, CM23 1JF, CM23 1HZ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Luton Airport 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Stansted Mountfitchet Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Bishop's Stortford Railway Station 2.4 miles3.9 km
Hotels near Farnham Ad
- Stay and Relax at the Yew Tree 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 3.1 miles5 km
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 4.9 miles7.8 km
- Days Inn London Stansted Airport 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Down Hall Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Ramada by Wyndham London Stansted Airport 4 2.7 miles4.4 km
- George Hotel 2 miles3.2 km
Schools in Farnham
- Farnham C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 9.5 miles15.2 km
- Furze Woods Forest 13.7 miles22 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Broadhall Way Stadium 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Copped Hall Estate 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 16 miles25.7 km
- Dines Hall Country house 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Brocket Hall Estate 17.8 miles28.6 km
- Epping Forest Forest 17.8 miles28.7 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 18.1 miles29.2 km