Hatfield Broad Oak
Parish in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.839, 0.251 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 55 17 |
| Population: | 916 |
Hatfield Broad Oak is a largely rural village and civil parish in Uttlesford, Essex, set around a wide green and the site of an ancient oak that gave the place its name. The settlement has deep roots - it was a substantial medieval community with a market and fairs and appears in early records - and much of its character comes from a handsome medieval church, scattered listed buildings and a strong sense of a traditional Essex village built around common land.
Today the local economy remains agricultural in feel but is balanced by residents who commute to nearby towns and to London, and the area is popular with walkers and history enthusiasts. Its large historic footprint - once one of the bigger parishes in the county - plus conservation areas and village events give it a quiet, community-led cultural life rather than a purely commuter identity.
Postcode districts covering Hatfield Broad Oak
Most populated places nearby
- Basildon 20.8 miles
- Chelmsford 12.2 miles
- Harlow 7.8 miles
- Stevenage 19.3 miles
- Grays 24.7 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 20.5 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 19.2 miles
- Cheshunt 16 miles
- Braintree 13.3 miles
- Brentwood 15.1 miles
- Hatfield 21.3 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 4.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Broad Oak & the Hallingburys Ward 0.3 miles
- Hatfield Broad Oak Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Takeley Street Built-up area 2 miles
- Great Canfield Parish 2.3 miles
- Takeley and Little Canfield Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Great Hallingbury Parish 2.5 miles
- Hatfield Heath Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Start Hill Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Little Canfield Parish 2.9 miles
- White Roothing Parish 2.9 miles
- Aythorpe Roding Parish 3 miles
- Little Hallingbury Built-up area 3 miles
Example postcodes in Hatfield Broad Oak
CM22 7HZ, CM22 7HN, CM22 7BA, CM22 7GD, CM22 7HD, CM22 7JZ, CM22 7HP, CM22 7HY, CM22 7BB … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 3.3 miles
- London City Airport 24.5 miles
- Stansted Airport Railway Station 3.5 miles
- Bishop's Stortford Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Hatfield Broad Oak Ad
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 3.2 miles
- Down Hall Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 2.6 miles
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 3.1 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 3.7 miles
- Days Inn London Stansted Airport 3 3.4 miles
- Stay and Relax at the Yew Tree 6.6 miles
- The Black Bull Inn 5 6.8 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham London Stansted Airport 4 3.3 miles
Schools in Hatfield Broad Oak
- St Mary's C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School, Hatfield Broad Oak Primary
Local points of interest
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 6.1 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 8.3 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 9.2 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles
- Hylands Estate 12.4 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 12.6 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 12.6 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 12.9 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 13.3 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 14 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 15.2 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 15.6 miles