Sewards End
Parish in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 52.023, 0.291 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 57 38 |
| Dialling code: | 01799 (Saffron Walden) |
Sewards End is a small village and civil parish in Uttlesford, Essex, lying a few miles north of Saffron Walden and close to Great Chesterford. Set in gently rolling farmland near the Essex–Cambridgeshire border, it retains narrow lanes, hedgerows and a scattering of historic cottages; the village name likely derives from the Old English personal name Seward or Siward, hinting at medieval origins.
Historically agricultural, the parish still supports working farms and a few local enterprises, while many residents commute to nearby centres such as Stansted, Cambridge or London. There is an active community life centred on the village hall and parish council, and the surrounding landscape and nearby Roman and medieval sites around Great Chesterford and Saffron Walden add layers of historic interest to this quiet rural settlement.
Postcode districts covering Sewards End
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 14 miles22.5 km
- Chelmsford 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Harlow 19.2 miles31 km
- Stevenage 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Braintree 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Bury St. Edmunds 24.2 miles39 km
- Bishop's Stortford 12 miles19.3 km
- Hitchin 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Hoddesdon 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Haverhill 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Hertford 22.1 miles35.6 km
- Witham 21.1 miles33.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Sewards End Built-up area 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Saffron Walden Shire Ward 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Saffron Walden Castle Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Saffron Walden Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Wimbish Parish 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Elder Street Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Radwinter Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Ashdon Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Saffron Walden Audley Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Debden & Wimbish Ward 3 miles4.8 km
- Debden Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Littlebury Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Sewards End
CB10 2LF, CB10 2LT, CB10 2LS, CB10 2LE, CB10 2LR, CB10 2LN, CB10 2NE, CB10 2ST, CB10 2GP … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Luton Airport 29.9 miles48.1 km
- Audley End Railway Station 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Newport Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
Hotels near Sewards End Ad
- The Three Hills 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Hinxton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 7.5 miles12.1 km
- The Lodge Duxford 4 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Cambridge-Duxford M11, Jct.10 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Sturmer Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 4 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Stay and Relax at the Yew Tree 8.9 miles14.3 km
Local points of interest
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 3 miles4.8 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 13.6 miles21.9 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 14.3 miles23 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 14.4 miles23.1 km
- University of Cambridge University 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Trinity College College 14.7 miles23.6 km
- Newmarket Racecourse Recreation 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 15.7 miles25.3 km