The small market town of Maldon in Essex, England sits on the southern bank of the tidal River Blackwater, opening onto the Blackwater Estuary, and is framed by boatyards, a working quay and nearby islands such as Osea Island and Northey Island. Its long history includes the 991 AD Battle of Maldon, remembered in an Old English poem, and a pretty town centre of Georgian and Victorian buildings around Hythe Quay and the riverside Promenade Park.
Maldon combines maritime industry, small-scale manufacturing and tourism - most famously the local sea-salt producers - with a strong community vibe reflected in events like the annual mud race across the estuary mudflats; the town attracts sailors, walkers and visitors seeking heritage, independent shops and waterside character.
Postcode districts covering Maldon
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 12.6 miles
- Basildon 15.3 miles
- Colchester 13.7 miles
- Chelmsford 9.1 miles
- Grays 23.1 miles
- Braintree 12 miles
- Brentwood 18.1 miles
- Clacton-on-Sea 20.2 miles
- Canvey Island 15.7 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 24.4 miles
- Billericay 13.8 miles
- Wickford 11.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Heybridge Basin Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Maldon East Ward 0.8 miles
- Heybridge West Ward 0.9 miles
- Maldon South Ward 1 mile
- Maldon North Ward 1.1 miles
- Heybridge Parish 1.2 miles
- Maldon West Ward 1.5 miles
- Heybridge East Ward 1.5 miles
- Langford Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Wickham Bishops and Woodham Ward 2.5 miles
- Hazeleigh Parish 2.6 miles
- Goldhanger Built-up area 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Maldon
CM9 4NL, CM9 4BN, CM9 4DR, CM9 6HF, CM9 5EJ, CM9 6AU, CM9 6XX, CM9 4RU, CM9 6DH … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 11.2 miles
- Stansted Airport 22.2 miles
- Hatfield Peverel Railway Station 5.4 miles
- Witham Railway Station 5.5 miles
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Schools in Maldon
- All Saints Maldon C of E Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Heybridge Primary School Primary
- Maldon Court Preparatory School Independent - primary
- Maldon Primary School Primary
- Plume School Secondary
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon Primary
- Wentworth Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dines Hall Country house 9.2 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 9.2 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 10.3 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 10.5 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 10.7 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 11 miles
- Hylands Estate 11.4 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 11.5 miles
- Berechurch Hall Estate 11.9 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 12.8 miles
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 13.5 miles
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 13.6 miles