Why visit Elsenham
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 15 places to eat and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Stansted Mountfitchet Castle, Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve and Elsenham Golf and Leisure.
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About Elsenham
Elsenham is a village and civil parish in north-west Essex in eastern England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Bishop's Stortford, its post town, which is over the county boundary in Hertfordshire. It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of the large village of Stansted Mountfitchet and lies to the north of London Stansted Airport. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 3,571 and the Elsenham built up area had a population of 3,501.
From the Wikipedia article Elsenham (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Museums and landmarks3
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve
Park · 0.8 mi
Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve
Restaurants and cafes15
Bombay Butler
Restaurant · Indian · 1.5 mi
7 Station Road, Stansted
Mo-Th 12:00-14:00, 18:00-23:00; Fr-Su 12:00-14:30, 17:30-24:00
The Lower Street Brasserie
Restaurant · Steak House, Fish · 1.5 mi
30 Lower Street, Stansted Mountfitchet
3 more on the map.
Where to stay4
History
Elsenham is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Alsenham and Elsenham in the Hundred of Uttlesford. Part belonged to Robert Gernon and part to John, nephew of Waleran.
The village is best known for Elsenham Jam, which was produced on the Elsenham estate of Sir Walter Gilbey, and marketed with the slogan, "the most expensive jam in the world". Elsenham Jam is no longer produced in Elsenham, the company having moved to Wales.
In April 2008, Elsenham was short-listed by the Government as a potential site for a 5,000 homes 'eco-town' development.
From the History section of Elsenham on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship6
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Elsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
School · Anglican
High Street, Bishop's Stortford
Map of Elsenham
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Getting there and nearby towns
London Stansted Airport (STN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 miles away.
- Bishops Stortford 4 mi southwest, about 7 min by car
- Newport 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Little Hallingbury 6 mi south, about 10 min by car
- Hatfield Heath 7 mi south, about 11 min by car
- Saffron Walden 8 mi north, about 12 min by car
- Much Hadham 8 mi southwest, about 13 min by car
- Great Bardfield 9 mi east, about 15 min by car
- Great Chesterford 10 mi north, about 17 min by car
- Harlow 11 mi southwest, about 17 min by car
- Ware 13 mi southwest, about 21 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Ben Maher's box -CM22 54 PB1042 2 Robin Hood Lane Elsenham Essex, kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0
- Elsenham, Cruccone, CC BY 3.0
- Landscape viewed from Elsenham Station - panoramio, Jynto, CC BY 3.0
- Elsenham Place at Elsenham Essex England 1, Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 30 mph limit on the B1051 road approach into Elsenham Essex England, Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elsenham Place pargetting at Elsenham Essex England 1, Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elsenham Place pargetting at Elsenham Essex England 2, Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elsenham Place pargetting at Elsenham Essex England 3, Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elsenham Place pargetting at Elsenham Essex England 4, Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aubrey Buxton nature reserve 4, Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Elsenham church, Cruccone, CC BY 3.0
- Henham, Essex, Ken McDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Beatles waxworks made by Madame Tussauds of London - House on the Hill Museum, Stansted Mountfitchet Castle, Essex (2019-08-22 11.28.47 by Matt Brown), Matt Brown from London, England, CC BY 2.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wasd42, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, essexboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, essexboy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, IpswichEdits, CC BY-SA 4.0
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