Wimbish
Parish in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.994, 0.306 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 58 35 |
| Dialling code: | 01799 (Saffron Walden) |
Wimbish is a rural civil parish in the district of Uttlesford, in north‑west Essex. The landscape is typical of the area: rolling farmland, small copses and a scattering of hamlets and lanes rather than a dense urban centre. The built environment includes a number of older cottages and farm buildings that hint at the village’s long history and agricultural roots.
Life in Wimbish tends to revolve around community institutions and local events, with a mix of families who work locally and others who commute to nearby market towns or to London via transport links in the district. Visitors and residents appreciate its quiet countryside character, historic atmosphere and the small‑scale local enterprises that sustain village life.
Postcode districts covering Wimbish
Most populated places nearby
- Cambridge 16 miles
- Chelmsford 19.4 miles
- Harlow 17.7 miles
- Stevenage 22 miles
- Braintree 13 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 10.6 miles
- Hitchin 24.7 miles
- Hoddesdon 21.7 miles
- Haverhill 8.2 miles
- Hertford 21.2 miles
- Witham 19.2 miles
- Sudbury 18.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Elder Street Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Debden & Wimbish Ward 1.1 miles
- Sewards End Built-up area 2 miles
- Radwinter Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Debden Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Saffron Walden Shire Ward 2.7 miles
- The Sampfords Ward 3 miles
- Saffron Walden Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Thaxted Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Great Sampford Parish 3.3 miles
- Little Sampford Parish 3.4 miles
- Hempstead Built-up area 3.5 miles
Example postcodes in Wimbish
CB10 2YH, CB10 2XR, CB10 2XF, CB10 2YD, CB10 2XN, CB10 2YB, CB10 2XL, CB10 2XX, CB10 2XE … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 8.1 miles
- Luton Airport 29.9 miles
- Newport Railway Station 4 miles
- Audley End Railway Station 4.3 miles
Hotels near Wimbish Ad
- The Cross Keys 3.5 miles
- Swan Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- Premier Inn Saffron Walden 3 2.3 miles
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 7.6 miles
- Farmhouse Inn 3 4.4 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 7.3 miles
- The Cricketers Clavering 4 6.6 miles
- The Cricketers Arms 5.8 miles
- Premier Inn London Stansted Airport 3 8.5 miles
- The Saracens Head Hotel 4 8.7 miles
Schools in Wimbish
- Wimbish Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 3.5 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 4.1 miles
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 5.6 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 14 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 15.3 miles
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden Gardens 15.7 miles
- The Fitzwilliam Museum Museum 16.3 miles
- Abbey Stadium Stadium 16.4 miles
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Museum 16.4 miles
- University of Cambridge University 16.5 miles
- Grand Arcade Shopping centre 16.5 miles