Quendon and Rickling
Parish in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.953, 0.194 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 50 30 |
Quendon and Rickling is a small, distinctly rural parish in Uttlesford, Essex, England, lying amid rolling arable fields, hedgerows and pockets of woodland a short distance north of Saffron Walden. The area combines two villages and scattered hamlets with medieval roots, where historic buildings, a traditional parish church and earthworks attest to a long history of settlement and farming.
Today the parish retains a quiet, community‑centred feel: village halls, local events and footpaths attract walkers while agriculture and smallscale enterprises remain important. Many residents commute to nearby centres such as Stansted or London, so its appeal is a mix of countryside tranquillity and reasonable access to larger towns and transport links.
Postcode districts covering Quendon and Rickling
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Chelmsford 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Harlow 13.3 miles21.3 km
- Stevenage 16.7 miles26.9 km
- Welwyn Garden City 19.5 miles31.4 km
- Cheshunt 20 miles32.2 km
- Braintree 16 miles25.8 km
- Brentwood 23.3 miles37.6 km
- Hatfield 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Bishop's Stortford 6 miles9.7 km
- Billericay 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Hitchin 19.8 miles31.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Rickling Green and Quendon Built-up area 0.3 miles0.4 km
- Ugley Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Wicken Bonhunt Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Widdington Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Clavering Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Newport Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Ugley Green Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Stort Valley Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Berden Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Manuden Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Elsenham & Henham Ward 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Henham Built-up area 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Quendon and Rickling
CB11 3XN, CB11 3XF, CB11 3NT, CB11 3XH, CB11 3XD, CB11 3XY, CB11 3YL, CB11 3YW, CB11 3YN … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 5 miles8.1 km
- Luton Airport 24.6 miles39.5 km
- Newport Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Elsenham Railway Station 2.7 miles4.3 km
Hotels near Quendon and Rickling Ad
- Stay and Relax at the Yew Tree 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 5.4 miles8.6 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.4 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Days Inn London Stansted Airport 3 5.6 miles9 km
- Hinxton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Desalis Hotel London Stansted 4.2 miles6.7 km
Schools in Quendon and Rickling
- Rickling C of E Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Furze Woods Forest 16.5 miles26.6 km
- Wimpole Estate Estate 16.6 miles26.8 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 16.8 miles27 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 17 miles27.4 km
- Broadhall Way Stadium 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Dines Hall Country house 17.2 miles27.8 km
- Ongar Castle Historic site 17.3 miles27.8 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 17.3 miles27.9 km