Essex
Chelmsford District
Writtle

Writtle

Writtle is a village and civil parish in the Chelmsford district of , England. It lies 2 miles west of the centre of . 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".
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  • Type: Village with 4,840 residents
  • Description: village in Essex, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Writtle, Essex”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rose And Crown Public House and Hylands School.

Pub
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.

School
Chelmsford is a city in , England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with and .

Church
Photo: Peter Stack, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moulsham and Chelmsford.

Suburb
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It is located to the south of the city centre and has two distinct areas: Old and Lodge. is situated 2 miles east of Writtle.

Photo: Solipsia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is largely a commercial city that is the county town of , . has a vibrant nightlife scene with many pubs, late night bars and restaurant establishments in the city centre area.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in both the civil parish of and in the Chelmsford District of , England. It is situated approximately 4 miles west from the centre of the county town of . is situated 2½ miles west of Writtle.

Writtle

Latitude
51.72957° or 51° 43′ 47″ north
Longitude
0.4249° or 0° 25′ 30″ east
Population
4,840
Elevation
125 feet (38 metres)
Open location code
9F32PCHF+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2443379924
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2633481
Wiki­data ID
Q1013057
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Writtle” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Writtle”
  • Bengali: “রিটল”
  • Cebuano: “Writtle”
  • Chinese: “Writtle”
  • Chinese: “韋圖”
  • Chinese: “韦图”
  • Dutch: “Writtle”
  • Finnish: “Writtle”
  • French: “Writtle”
  • German: “Writtle”
  • Gujarati: “રાઈટલ”
  • Irish: “Writtle”
  • Italian: “Writtle”
  • Japanese: “ライトル”
  • Japanese: “リトル (エセックス)”
  • Kannada: “ರಿಟ್ಟ್ಲ್”
  • Korean: “리틀”
  • Ladin: “Writtle”
  • Latin: “Wrotela”
  • Lithuanian: “Ritlis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Writtle”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Writtle”
  • Norwegian: “Writtle”
  • Persian: “ریتل”
  • Polish: “Writtle”
  • Portuguese: “Writtle”
  • Russian: “Райтл”
  • Spanish: “Writtle”
  • Swedish: “Writtle”
  • Tamil: “வ்ரிட்ட்லே”
  • Telugu: “వ్రిట్టిల్”
  • Turkish: “Writtle”
  • Urdu: “ریٹل”
  • Urdu: “وریتتلی”
  • Welsh: “Writtle”
  • “Writtle”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Writtle”. Photo: Gill Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.