Stondon Massey is a small, quietly dispersed village and civil parish in the borough of Brentwood, Essex, set amid farmland and pockets of ancient woodland. Sited on higher ground than some neighbouring settlements, it has a rural character of lanes, timber‑framed cottages and post‑medieval farmhouses, with long views across the surrounding countryside rather than an obvious single centre.
The name reflects an Old English root for a stony hill combined with the surname of a medieval landowning family, and the village still shows that layered history in its older buildings and a long‑standing church presence. Locally the economy remains largely agricultural with a handful of small businesses, complemented by an active community life around the village hall and pub and by residents who commute into London and nearby towns for work.
Postcode districts covering Stondon Massey
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24.5 miles
- Islington 19.2 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 20.8 miles
- City of Westminster 22.4 miles
- Bexley 16.4 miles
- Basildon 11.2 miles
- Chelmsford 9.3 miles
- Harlow 9.4 miles
- Grays 13.9 miles
- Chatham 24.8 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 11.2 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 22 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stondon Massey Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Paslow Wood Common Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Kelvedon Hatch Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Blackmore & Doddinghurst Ward 1.4 miles
- High Ongar Parish 1.5 miles
- Doddinghurst Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Blackmore, Hook End and Wyatts Green Parish 1.6 miles
- Blackmore Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Doddinghurst Common Built-up area 2 miles
- Chipping Ongar Built-up area 2 miles
- Shelley Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Stanford Rivers Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Stondon Massey
CM15 0EA, CM15 0EE, CM5 9RG, CM15 0EH, CM5 9RE, CM15 0LG, CM15 0EB, CM15 0ER, CM15 0LD … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 14 miles
- London City Airport 15.7 miles
- Ongar Railway Station 2.3 miles
- Shenfield Railway Station 4.3 miles
Hotels near Stondon Massey Ad
- The Black Bull Inn 5 4 miles
- Marygreen Manor Hotel 4 4.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Brentwood M25, Jct. 28 4 5.1 miles
- Down Hall Hotel 4 8.3 miles
- Pontlands Park 3 10 miles
- Gidea Park Hotel 3 7.5 miles
- The Railway by Innkeeper's Collection 4 9.3 miles
- Hunters Meet 3 9.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Harlow 3 9.8 miles
- Greenwoods Hotel & Spa 4 7.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Ongar Castle Historic site 2 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 2.5 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 5.6 miles
- Hylands Estate 6.7 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 9.1 miles
- Epping Forest Forest 10.1 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.7 miles
- Queen Elizabeth's Hunting Lodge Historic site 11.7 miles
- Woodford Wells Historic site 11.9 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles
- Leytonstone Library Library 14 miles
- Boleyn Ground Stadium 14.7 miles