Stansted Mountfitchet
Built-up area in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.903, 0.203 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 51 24 |
| Population: | 5,429 |
| Dialling code: | 01279 (Bishops Stortford) |
Stansted Mountfitchet is a large village and civil parish in the district of Uttlesford, Essex, England, sitting beside the M11 and immediately adjacent to London Stansted Airport. The settlement retains a compact historic core with a reconstructed Norman motte-and-bailey castle and a number of timber‑framed houses, and the village station offers regular trains towards London and Cambridge, making it both a gateway for visitors and a commuter base.
Economically the village mixes airport‑related employment, local retail and hospitality with a resilient village community: pubs, clubs and annual events help preserve a strong local identity despite pressure from development and traffic. The Mountfitchet name comes from the Norman family who held the manor, and heritage attractions such as the House on the Hill Toy Museum add a cultural and tourist dimension to a place shaped by both history and modern transport connections.
Postcode districts covering Stansted Mountfitchet
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 20.8 miles
- Chelmsford 16.6 miles
- Harlow 10.1 miles
- Stevenage 16.8 miles
- St. Albans 24.6 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 24.4 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 18.3 miles
- Cheshunt 17.5 miles
- Braintree 15 miles
- Brentwood 19.9 miles
- Hatfield 21 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 2.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stansted North Ward 0.4 miles
- Stansted South & Birchanger Ward 1.2 miles
- Ugley Green Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Birchanger Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Elsenham Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Stort Valley Ward 1.9 miles
- Bishop's Stortford Parsonage Ward 2.1 miles
- Manuden Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Burton End Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Elsenham & Henham Ward 2.2 miles
- Farnham Parish 2.3 miles
- Ugley Parish 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Stansted Mountfitchet
CM24 8LY, CM24 8EJ, CM24 8NN, CM24 8GH, CM24 8PZ, CM24 8DH, CM24 8HD, CM24 8EW, CM24 8NQ … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 1.8 miles
- Luton Airport 24.4 miles
- Stansted Mountfitchet Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Elsenham Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels in Stansted Mountfitchet Ad
Schools in Stansted Mountfitchet
- Bentfield Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Forest Hall School Secondary
- Magna Carta Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary's C of E Foundation Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 5.2 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 8.2 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 8.6 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 13.1 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 13.8 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 13.9 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 15.5 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 15.9 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 16.2 miles
- Broadhall Way Stadium 16.9 miles
- Hylands Estate 17.1 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 18.7 miles