Great Yeldham, United Kingdom
Great Yeldham is a town of 1,844 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Great Yeldham
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks and 7 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Hedingham Castle and Ridgewell Airfield Museum.
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About Great Yeldham
Great Yeldham is a village and civil parish in north Essex, England, about 6 miles (10 km) from the Suffolk border. It is situated along the main A1017 road (formerly A604) between Braintree and Haverhill. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,948.
From the Wikipedia article Great Yeldham (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photos of Great Yeldham
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Museums and landmarks7
Hedingham Castle
Museum · 2.1 mi
Grade I listed historic house museum in Castle Hedingham, United Kingdom
Restaurants and cafes7
Churches and places of worship4
Schools, colleges and libraries2
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldham
School · Anglican · 0.5 mi
Church Road, Halstead
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield
School · Anglican · 1.4 mi
Church Lane, Halstead
History
Great Yeldham contains the Great Oak, an old preserved oak tree in the centre of the village, which is claimed to have been recorded in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book of 1086.
From the History section of Great Yeldham on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
More about Great Yeldham
Geography
The village is where the infant River Colne is joined by a stream from near Stambourne and another that has flowed via Toppesfield. The river flows through Colchester on its 39-mile journey to the North Sea.
From the 1950s to the 1970s, Great Yeldham was home to the Whitlock Bros., an agricultural equipment manufacturer. In 1972, Whitlock Bros. was taken over by Hymac and production subsequently moved to Rhymney in South Wales; the plant closed, resulting in many job losses.
The land around Great Yeldham is used principally for arable farming and some livestock rearing. From the early 1950s until the mid-1980s, it was also known for Lark Hill Farm, its apple and strawberry farm.
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Map of Great Yeldham
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Getting there and nearby towns
London Stansted Airport (STN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 miles away.
- Castle Hedingham map
- Castle Hedingham 2 mi southeast, about 3 min by car
- Steeple Bumpstead 5 mi northwest, about 9 min by car
- Halstead 6 mi southeast, about 9 min by car
- Haverhill 7 mi northwest, about 12 min by car
- Sudbury 7 mi east, about 12 min by car
- Braintree 9 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Lavenham 12 mi northeast, about 19 min by car
- Saffron Walden 14 mi west, about 22 min by car
- Witham 15 mi south, about 24 min by car
- Colchester 17 mi southeast, about 27 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Hedingham Castle, Agnete, Public domain
- Yellow Green Goddess, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Eastern National bus 1924 (JHJ 150V), 2013 Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Routemaster RML2323 (CUV 323C), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Eastern National bus 3000 (CPU 979G), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Eastern National bus 1103 (UVX 7S), 2013 Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- London Transport bus LS35 (KJD 535P), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Buses, Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012 (3), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Eastern National bus 1126 (A695 OHJ), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Eastern National bus 1833 (VAR 899S), 2013 Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Routemaster RM40 (VLT 40), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Andy Crockett Recovery Scammell Crusader (DUJ 84T), 2013 Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Buses, Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012 (4), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Buses, Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012 (1), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Dennis Dart (J317 XVX), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Eastern National bus 1103 (UVX 7S), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012 (3), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- LR Travel bus (KYV 447X) Leyland Titan B15 ex-T447, Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Jersey Motor Transport bus 71 (OSJ 512, ex-J11429), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012 (2), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day 2014 0319-1 180514 CPS (14051631720), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day 2014 BUF426C-1 180514 CPS (14237917324), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day 2014 D261FUL-1 180514 CPS (14258412753), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- London Transport bus RF538 (NLE 538), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day 2014 UAR597W-BUF426C-TCD490J 180514 CPS (14237918444), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day 2014 0319-3 180514 CPS (14238242125), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Buses, Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012 (2), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Hedingham Omnibuses bus L84 (RGV 284N), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Buses, Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012 (6), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Eastern National bus 2383 (WNO 479), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Buses, Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012 (5), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day 2014 BUF426C-TCD490J-1 180514 CPS (14234899491), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Buses, Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012 (8), Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Jersey Motor Transport bus 71 (OSJ 512, ex-J11429), Yeldham Transport Museum Open Day, 20 May 2012, Chris Sampson, CC BY 2.0
- Royal Mail Mellor bodied Iveco 59-12 Postbus, Royal Mail, Yeldham Transport Collection Open Day 2015, kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0
- Henry at Colne Valley Railway, Oxyman, CC BY 2.5
- The White Hart Public House meals, Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, edloach, CC BY-SA 4.0
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