Great Canfield
Parish in Uttlesford, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.852, 0.3 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 58 19 |
| Dialling code: | 01371 (Great Dunmow) |
Great Canfield is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Uttlesford, in Essex, England. It sits amid gently rolling farmland and small copses typical of north‑west Essex, with narrow lanes, historic farmhouses and a compact village core that retains a distinctly rural feel.
The settlement has medieval roots and a number of listed buildings, including a parish church and traditional timber‑framed cottages; agriculture has long shaped the local economy, while many residents now commute to nearby towns or to Stansted Airport and London. Social life is quiet and community‑centred, with a village hall, occasional fetes and easy access to market towns such as Great Dunmow and Saffron Walden.
Postcode districts covering Great Canfield
Most populated places nearby
- Basildon 20.8 miles
- Chelmsford 11.2 miles
- Harlow 10.1 miles
- Stevenage 21.2 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 22 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 21.4 miles
- Cheshunt 18.3 miles
- Braintree 11.1 miles
- Brentwood 15.8 miles
- Hatfield 23.6 miles
- Bishop's Stortford 5.9 miles
- Billericay 16.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Canfield Parish 0.9 miles
- High Roding Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Takeley and Little Canfield Built-up area 1.8 miles
- High Roothing Parish 2 miles
- Broad Oak & the Hallingburys Ward 2.4 miles
- Great Dunmow Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Takeley Parish 2.7 miles
- Takeley Street Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Aythorpe Roding Parish 2.9 miles
- Great Dunmow South & Barnston Ward 2.9 miles
- Hatfield Broad Oak Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Little Easton Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Great Canfield
CM6 1JZ, CM22 6SY, CM22 6SS, CM6 1JT, CM22 6SU, CM6 1LF, CM6 1JU, CM6 1JS, CM22 6YG … See all
Transport links
- Stansted Airport 3.6 miles
- London Southend Airport 25.7 miles
- Stansted Airport Railway Station 3 miles
- Stansted Mountfitchet Railway Station 5.5 miles
Hotels near Great Canfield Ad
- Hampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport 3 3 miles
- The Kicking Dickey 3.1 miles
- Premier Inn London Stansted Airport 3 2.8 miles
- The Saracens Head Hotel 4 3 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel London Stansted Airport 4 3.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London Stansted 3 2.8 miles
- White house 2 1.6 miles
- Travelodge Stansted Great Dunmow 3 3.3 miles
- Novotel London Stansted Airport 4 4.1 miles
- The Stables Lodge Stansted 3 3.1 miles
Local points of interest
- Tilty Abbey Historic site 4.4 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 9.1 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 9.2 miles
- Ongar Castle Historic site 10.4 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 10.6 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 11.8 miles
- Hylands Estate 11.9 miles
- Audley End House and Gardens Museum 12.1 miles
- Saffron Walden Museum Museum 12.3 miles
- Copped Hall Estate 15.3 miles
- Pirgo Historic site 16.6 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 16.7 miles