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 miles
- Chelmsford 19.4 miles
- Harlow 13.3 miles
- Stevenage 16.7 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 19.5 miles
- Cheshunt 20 miles
- Braintree 16 miles
- Brentwood 23.3 miles
- Hatfield 22.5 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 6 miles
- Billericay 24.6 miles
- Hitchin 19.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rickling Green and Quendon Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Ugley Parish 1.3 miles
- Wicken Bonhunt Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Widdington Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Clavering Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Newport Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Ugley Green Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Stort Valley Ward 2.4 miles
- Berden Parish 2.4 miles
- Manuden Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Elsenham & Henham Ward 2.8 miles
- Henham Built-up area 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Quendon and Rickling
CB11 3YN, CB11 3YB, CB11 3YL, CB11 3YJ, CB11 3XH, CB11 3YH, CB11 3XN, CB11 3NN, CB11 3BZ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 5 miles
- Luton Airport 24.6 miles
- Newport Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Elsenham Railway Station 2.7 miles
Hotels near Quendon and Rickling Ad
- The Cricketers Arms 0.5 miles
- The Cricketers Clavering 4 2.1 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 5.3 miles
- Kings Arms Hotel 3.5 miles
- The Yew Tree 2.6 miles
- The Cross Keys 5.2 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 5.2 miles
- The Gem Stansted 5 3.5 miles
- Premier Inn London Stansted Airport 3 5.8 miles
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 5.3 miles
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 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 5.4 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 6.2 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 16.5 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 16.6 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 16.8 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 17 miles
- Broadhall Way Stadium 17.1 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 17.2 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 17.3 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 17.3 miles