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Sawbridgeworth

Built-up area in East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England

Coordinates:51.81, 0.147
OS grid ref:TL 48 14
Population:8,400
Dialling code: 01279 (Bishops Stortford)

Sawbridgeworth is a small market town in East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, sited alongside the River Stort and the Stort Navigation near the Essex border. It sits close to Bishop's Stortford and Harlow and has a railway station on the West Anglia line, making it popular with commuters to London and Cambridge.

With medieval roots and a compact High Street of historic buildings, the town combines a village-like riverside setting and conservation areas with a local economy of independent shops, small businesses and light industry. Community groups, riverside walks and regular events give Sawbridgeworth a strong local identity despite good transport links and proximity to larger towns.

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Transport links

  • Airport Stansted Airport 6.4 miles10.3 km
  • Airport London City Airport 21.4 miles34.5 km
  • Railway station Sawbridgeworth Railway Station 0.6 miles1 km
  • Railway station Harlow Mill Station 1.5 miles2.4 km

Schools in Sawbridgeworth

  • Fawbert and Barnard Infants' School Primary
  • Mandeville Primary School Primary
  • Reedings Junior School Primary
  • Leventhorpe Secondary

Local points of interest

  • Ongar Castle Historic site 8.4 miles13.6 km
  • Furze Woods Forest 8.5 miles13.6 km
  • Copped Hall Estate 9.4 miles15.1 km
  • Tilty Abbey Historic site 10.5 miles16.8 km
  • Epping Forest Forest 11.8 miles19 km
  • Pirgo Historic site 13.3 miles21.3 km
  • Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 13.3 miles21.5 km
  • Hylands Estate 14.4 miles23.2 km
  • Woodford Wells Historic site 14.4 miles23.2 km
  • Audley End House and Gardens Museum 14.9 miles24 km
  • Saffron Walden Museum Museum 15.4 miles24.8 km
  • Broadhall Way Stadium 15.6 miles25 km