Great Dunmow
Parish in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.87, 0.381 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 64 21 |
| Population: | 7,749 |
| Dialling code: | 01371 |
Great Dunmow is a traditional market town in the district of Uttlesford, in rural Essex in England, lying near the floodplain of the River Chelmer and within easy reach of Stansted Airport and London. Its position on good road links has made it part traditional agricultural centre and part commuter hub, with a mix of independent shops, light industry and surrounding arable countryside.
Historically it retains a strong market-town character, with timber‑framed and Georgian buildings around the market square and a parish church at its heart. Culturally the town is best known for the quirky Dunmow Flitch tradition - a centuries‑old custom rewarding married couples with a flitch of bacon - and for regular community events that keep a strong local identity despite modern growth.
Postcode districts covering Great Dunmow
Most populated places nearby
- Basildon 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Colchester 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Chelmsford 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Harlow 13.6 miles21.9 km
- Stevenage 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Barking and Dagenham 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Cheshunt 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Braintree 7.5 miles12 km
- Brentwood 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Bishop's Stortford 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Billericay 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Hoddesdon 18.8 miles30.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Dunmow South & Barnston Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Barnston Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Great Dunmow North Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Great Dunmow Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Flitch Green & Little Dunmow Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Little Dunmow Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Flitch Green Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Stebbing Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Felsted Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Little Easton Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Causeway End Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Great Easton Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
Example postcodes in Great Dunmow
CM6 1AE, CM6 4FB, CM6 3TX, CM6 4AU, CM6 1ZA, CM6 1ZJ, CM6 1UJ, CM6 3TT, CM6 1EE … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 6.3 miles10.1 km
- London Southend Airport 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Stansted Airport Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Elsenham Railway Station 7.4 miles11.9 km
Hotels near Great Dunmow Ad
- Channels Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Braintree 3 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 4.8 miles7.6 km
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 7.2 miles11.6 km
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Down Hall Hotel 4 9 miles14.5 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 7.3 miles11.8 km
Schools in Great Dunmow
- Dunmow St Mary's Primary School Primary
- Great Dunmow Primary School Primary
- Helena Romanes School All ages
Local points of interest
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 6 miles9.6 km
- Dines Hall Country house 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Furze Woods Forest 11.2 miles18 km
- Hylands Estate 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 12.4 miles20 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 12.7 miles20.5 km
- Marks Hall Estate 13.1 miles21 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 13.3 miles21.5 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 16.6 miles26.7 km