East Hanningfield
Built-up area in Chelmsford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.682, 0.558 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 76 01 |
| Population: | 977 |
East Hanningfield is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Chelmsford, Essex, England, set a few miles south‑west of the city amidst rolling farmland and within easy reach of the Hanningfield Reservoir, a well‑known local nature reserve important for birdlife. The setting is characteristically rural Essex, with lanes, hedgerows and a small cluster of historic buildings around the village centre.
The community is centred on a historic parish church - St Peter's Church - and several timber‑framed cottages and listed buildings that hint at the village’s long agricultural past. Today it’s largely residential with a mix of long‑standing local families and commuters who work in nearby Chelmsford or London, and it retains a lively village feel with local events, a village hall and traditional community activities.
Postcode districts covering East Hanningfield
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 11.2 miles
- Bexley 23.4 miles
- Basildon 8.9 miles
- Colchester 20.3 miles
- Chelmsford 4.9 miles
- Gillingham 21.4 miles
- Harlow 20.2 miles
- Grays 16.6 miles
- Chatham 22.2 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 20.6 miles
- Dartford 22 miles
- Gravesend 19.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield Ward 0.8 miles
- Bicknacre Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre Parish 1.6 miles
- Howe Green Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Woodham Ferrers Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Rettendon Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Sandon Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Coalhill Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Gay Bowers Built-up area 2.4 miles
- West Hanningfield Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon Ward 2.7 miles
- Rettendon and Runwell Ward 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in East Hanningfield
CM3 8AH, CM3 8AY, CM3 8XB, CM3 8GE, CM3 8AQ, CM3 8BU, CM3 8AA, CM3 8AF, CM3 8AE … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 9.7 miles
- Stansted Airport 19.7 miles
- South Woodham Ferrers Railway Station 3.1 miles
- Battlesbridge Railway Station 3.9 miles
Hotels near East Hanningfield Ad
- Pontlands Park 3 2.8 miles
- The Lion Inn 5.4 miles
- Channels Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- Rettendon Lodge Events 3.4 miles
- The Oakland 2 3.7 miles
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 6.8 miles
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 6.2 miles
- The Swan Hotel Bar and Grill 6.3 miles
- County Hotel Chelmsford 4 5.6 miles
- Greenwoods Hotel & Spa 4 4.9 miles
Schools in East Hanningfield
- East Hanningfield C of E Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Hylands Estate 5.5 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 10.3 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 11.1 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 11.1 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 11.9 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 12.1 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 13.3 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 13.4 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 14.1 miles
- Yantlet beach Beach 15.3 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 16 miles