Woodham Mortimer is a small rural village and civil parish in the district of Maldon, in Essex, England. It lies a few miles from the estuary and saltmarshes of the Blackwater Estuary and is set among rolling farmland and hedgerow-lined lanes, giving it a distinctly countryside character despite being within commuting distance of Chelmsford.
Its origins are medieval and the "Mortimer" element of the name reflects historic manorial ownership; the village still shows traditional cottages, a parish church and remnants of agricultural activity. Today it is a quiet, close-knit community valued for country walks, local events and its conservation of rural Essex character, while many residents travel to nearby towns or London for work.
Postcode districts covering Woodham Mortimer
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 11.7 miles
- Basildon 12.1 miles
- Colchester 16.9 miles
- Chelmsford 6.2 miles
- Gillingham 23.5 miles
- Harlow 22.3 miles
- Grays 19.9 miles
- Chatham 24.5 miles
- Barking and Dagenham 23.9 miles
- Gravesend 22.2 miles
- Braintree 12.3 miles
- Brentwood 14.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Gay Bowers Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Hazeleigh Parish 1.3 miles
- Woodham Walter Parish 1.4 miles
- Danbury Built-up area 2 miles
- Bicknacre Built-up area 2 miles
- Maldon West Ward 2.1 miles
- Purleigh Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre Parish 2.5 miles
- Maldon North Ward 2.5 miles
- Little Baddow, Danbury and Sandon Ward 2.6 miles
- Maldon South Ward 2.7 miles
- Ulting Parish 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Woodham Mortimer
CM9 6TE, CM9 6SZ, CM9 6TH, CM9 6TZ, CM9 6SY, CM9 6TA, CM9 6ST, CM9 6TB, CM9 6SS … See all
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 10.2 miles
- Stansted Airport 20.4 miles
- South Woodham Ferrers Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Hatfield Peverel Railway Station 4.9 miles
Hotels near Woodham Mortimer Ad
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 3.4 miles
- The Lion Inn 5 miles
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 2.7 miles
- Pontlands Park 3 4.8 miles
- Channels Hotel 4 6.8 miles
- The Swan Hotel Bar and Grill 2.9 miles
- The Oakland 2 4.7 miles
- Rettendon Lodge Events 5.6 miles
- County Hotel Chelmsford 4 7 miles
- Creeksea Place Barns 9.3 miles
Local points of interest
- Hylands Estate 8.1 miles
- Dines Hall Country house 8.8 miles
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 10 miles
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 11.2 miles
- Cressing Road Stadium 11.5 miles
- Roots Hall Stadium 11.8 miles
- Thames Estuary Yacht Club Marina 12.8 miles
- Marks Hall Estate 13.3 miles
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 13.4 miles
- Canvey Island Heritage Centre & Museum Museum 13.4 miles
- West Mersea Beach Beach 13.9 miles
- Furze Woods Forest 14.6 miles