Uttlesford, Non-metropolitan district in Essex, England
Description
Uttlesford is a district council area in northwestern Essex with meadows, forests, and farmland that surround the town of Saffron Walden at its center. The area includes several small towns and villages spread throughout the wider countryside.
History
The district was formed in 1974 through the merger of three administrative areas: Dunmow Rural District, Saffron Walden Municipal Borough, and Saffron Walden Rural District. This consolidation created the council structure that exists today.
Culture
Local communities hold regular markets and agricultural fairs where residents from scattered villages come together. These gatherings are part of daily life and strengthen connections between the separate settlements.
Practical
The district council is based in Saffron Walden and manages waste services, housing support, and planning matters across the area. Visitors will find most facilities and services concentrated in the towns, especially in Saffron Walden.
Did you know?
The district is home to London Stansted Airport, one of the region's major transportation hubs. The airport employs thousands of people and shapes the economic activity of the surrounding area.
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Audley End House
1.1 km
Spains Hall
16.2 km
Down Hall
24.9 km
Stansted Airport Transit System
14.5 km
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle
13.2 km
Leez Priory
25.5 km
Moyns Park
16.1 km
Barrington Hall
20.4 km
Bartlow Hills
8.6 km
Waytemore Castle
17.1 km
Church of St Mary the Virgin
670 m
Horham Hall
10 km
Saffron Walden Castle
810 m
Duxford Airfield
10.7 km
Church of Our Lady of Fatima
28.3 km
Stansted Hall
13.7 km
Clavering Castle
8.9 km
Fry Art Gallery
669 m
Contrapuntal Forms
28 km
Thaxted Guildhall
10.3 km
Harlow Town Park
28.4 km
Church of St John the Baptist
10.2 km
Pleshey Castle and town enclosure
26.8 km
White Roding Windmill
25.1 km
All Saints' Church, Hockerill
17.1 km
Bridge End Gardens
891 m
John Webb's Mill, Thaxted
10.3 km
Aythorpe Roding Windmill
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