Wimbish
Parish in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.994, 0.306 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 58 35 |
| Dialling code: | 01799 (Saffron Walden) |
Wimbish is a rural civil parish in the district of Uttlesford, in north‑west Essex. The landscape is typical of the area: rolling farmland, small copses and a scattering of hamlets and lanes rather than a dense urban centre. The built environment includes a number of older cottages and farm buildings that hint at the village’s long history and agricultural roots.
Life in Wimbish tends to revolve around community institutions and local events, with a mix of families who work locally and others who commute to nearby market towns or to London via transport links in the district. Visitors and residents appreciate its quiet countryside character, historic atmosphere and the small‑scale local enterprises that sustain village life.
Postcode districts covering Wimbish
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 16 miles25.8 km
- Chelmsford 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Harlow 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Stevenage 22 miles35.5 km
- Braintree 13 miles20.9 km
- Bishop's Stortford 10.6 miles17.1 km
- Hitchin 24.7 miles39.8 km
- Hoddesdon 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Haverhill 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Hertford 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Witham 19.2 miles30.9 km
- Sudbury 18.5 miles29.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Elder Street Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Debden & Wimbish Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Sewards End Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Radwinter Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Debden Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Saffron Walden Shire Ward 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Sampfords Ward 3 miles4.9 km
- Saffron Walden Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Thaxted Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Great Sampford Parish 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Little Sampford Parish 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Hempstead Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
Example postcodes in Wimbish
CB10 2XR, CB10 2XX, CB10 2UG, CB10 2XG, CB10 2YJ, CB10 2YF, CB10 2XW, CB10 2XQ, CB10 2LJ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Luton Airport 29.9 miles48.1 km
- Newport Railway Station 4 miles6.4 km
- Audley End Railway Station 4.3 miles6.9 km
Hotels near Wimbish Ad
- The Three Hills 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Farmhouse Inn 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Hinxton Hall Hotel and Conference Centre 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted Airport 3 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Stay and Relax at the Yew Tree 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
- The Suffolk Hotel 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Great Hallingbury Manor Hotel 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
Schools in Wimbish
- Wimbish Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 14 miles22.6 km
- Dines Hall Country house 15.3 miles24.6 km
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 15.7 miles25.2 km
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 16.4 miles26.4 km
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 16.4 miles26.4 km
- University of Cambridge University 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 16.5 miles26.5 km