Writtle
Writtle is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England.
Writtle is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of Essex, England. It lies 2 miles (3.2 km) west of the centre of Chelmsford. It has a traditional village green complete with duck pond and a Norman church, and was once described as "one of the loveliest villages in England, with a ravishing variety of ancient cottages". The village is now home to Writtle University College, one of the UK's oldest and largest land-based colleges and a partner institution of the University of Essex, the grounds of which once housed a Royal hunting lodge, later the possession of the De Brus and De Bohun families. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 5,328.
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Worth seeing in and around Writtle
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Chelmsford Cathedral
Chelmsford Cathedral, formally titled the Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Chelmsford, Essex, England, dedicated to St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd. It became a cathedral when the Anglican Diocese of Chelmsford was created in 1914 and is the seat of the Bishop of Chelmsford.
3.2 km · cathedral in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Hylands
Hylands House is a Grade II* neo-classical villa situated within Hylands Park a 232-hectare park southwest of Chelmsford in Essex in South East England. It is owned and operated by Chelmsford City Council.
2.1 km · country house in Writtle, Essex, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Diocese of Chelmsford
The Diocese of Chelmsford is a Church of England diocese, part of the Province of Canterbury. It was created on 23 January 1914 from part of the Diocese of St Albans.
3.2 km · Church of England diocese · Wikipedia - 04Writtle College
Writtle University College was a university college located in Writtle near Chelmsford, Essex. It was founded in 1893 and obtained University College status in May 2016.
800 m · university in Essex, UK · Wikipedia - 05Our Lady Immaculate Church, Chelmsford
Our Lady Immaculate Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Chelmsford, Essex, England. It was founded in 1845, opened in 1847 and designed by Joseph John Scoles.
2.8 km · Catholic church in Essex, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Chelmsford College
Chelmsford College is a further education college based in Chelmsford, Essex, England, established in 1962. It has two main campuses, one original site at Moulsham Street and a second in Princes Road.
2.8 km · college in Essex, UK · Wikipedia - 07Museum of Chelmsford
The Museum of Chelmsford is based in Oaklands House, an historic property off Moulsham Street in Chelmsford, Essex. It is a Grade II Listed building.
2.6 km · museum in Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Chelmsford Crown Court
Chemsford Crown Court is a Crown Court venue, which deals with criminal cases, in New Street, Chelmsford, England.
3.3 km · Judicial building in Chelmsford · Wikipedia - 09Shire Hall
The Shire Hall is a municipal facility in Tindal Square in Chelmsford, Essex. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.2 km · administrative building in Chelmsford,England, UK · Wikipedia - 10Moulsham Bridge
The current Stone Bridge in Chelmsford, Essex, England, was commissioned in 1784 by the Essex Court of Quarter Sessions, who had responsibility for the crossing. The work was entrusted to John Johnson, the county surveyor for Essex from 1782 to 1812.
3.3 km · bridge in Chelmsford, Essex, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Writtle
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 22 km · London Luton (LTN), 57 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 68 km
- Stations
- Chelmsford railway station, 3 km
- London → Writtle46 km · quickest by road, 1h 30m · £4.5–6
- Luton, Luton → Writtle61 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · £8–11
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Writtle180 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · £20–27
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Writtle
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Writtle. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is served by Stena Line ferries from Hook of Holland (), near The Hague and Rotterdam.
- Get inAt Harwich, Harwich International railway station is attached to the ferry terminal.
- Get inis served by the Harwich Harbour Ferry during summer months, direct from Shotley and Felixstowe, both in Suffolk.
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Next door to Writtle
Writtle is 42 km from Islington, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Chelmsfordcity in Essex, United Kingdom3.7 km
- Roxwellvillage and civil parish in Essex, England, UK3.8 km
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- Moulshamsuburb of Chelmsford, Essex, England2.9 km
- Cooksmill Greenhamlet in Essex, England, UK3.9 km