Newport
Built-up area in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.984, 0.211 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 51 34 |
| Population: | 2,352 |
| Dialling code: | 01799 (Saffron Walden) |
Newport is a small village and civil parish in the district of Uttlesford, in rural north‑west Essex, England. Set among arable farmland and hedgerows, it lies within easy reach of the market town of Saffron Walden and has straightforward road and rail connections into the Home Counties and London via nearby transport routes.
Historically an agricultural community, Newport still bears a compact village character with period cottages and a parish church at its core; the local economy remains rooted in farming while many residents commute to surrounding towns or further afield. Community life tends to revolve around village events and the surrounding countryside, which make it popular with walkers and those interested in Essex rural history, with easy access to Stansted Airport and the wider region.
Postcode districts covering Newport
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 15.3 miles
- Chelmsford 20.7 miles
- Harlow 15.5 miles
- Stevenage 18 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 21.3 miles
- Cheshunt 22.2 miles
- Braintree 16.2 miles
- Hatfield 24.4 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 8.3 miles
- Hitchin 20.6 miles
- Hoddesdon 18.8 miles
- Haverhill 11.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wendens Ambo Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Wicken Bonhunt Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Widdington Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Arkesden Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Quendon and Rickling Parish 2.3 miles
- Debden Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Rickling Green and Quendon Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Saffron Walden Audley Ward 2.5 miles
- Saffron Walden Shire Ward 2.7 miles
- Clavering Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Saffron Walden Built-up area 3 miles
- Elder Street Built-up area 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Newport
CB11 3PR, CB11 3NZ, CB11 3QA, CB11 3PY, CB11 3RD, CB11 3RX, CB11 3UW, CB11 3PE, CB11 3QD … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 6.9 miles
- Luton Airport 25.8 miles
- Newport Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Audley End Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Newport Ad
- The Cross Keys 2.9 miles
- The Cricketers Clavering 4 2.5 miles
- The Cricketers Arms 2.8 miles
- Premier Inn Saffron Walden 3 2.8 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 7 miles
- Kings Arms Hotel 5.7 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 6.8 miles
- The Yew Tree 4.9 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 5.9 miles
- The Red Cow 5.6 miles
Schools in Newport
- Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport Secondary
- Newport Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 2.5 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 3.1 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 6.9 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 14.8 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 15.4 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 15.5 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 15.6 miles
- University of Cambridge University 15.6 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 15.6 miles
- Trinity College College 15.9 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 15.9 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 16.2 miles