Saffron Walden

Not to be confused with Sutton Waldron.
This article is about the market town. For the parliamentary constituency, see Saffron Walden (UK Parliament constituency). For the racehorse, see Saffron Walden (horse).

Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden is located in Essex
Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden
Location within Essex
Population16,613 (2021 census)[1]
OS grid referenceTL541387
Civil parish
  • Saffron Walden
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townSAFFRON WALDEN
Postcode districtCB10, CB11
Dialling code01799
PoliceEssex
FireEssex
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Essex
52°01′19″N 0°14′35″E / 52.022°N 0.243°E / 52.022; 0.243

Saffron Walden is a market town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, 12 miles (19 km) north of Bishop's Stortford, 15 miles (24 km) south of Cambridge and 43 miles (69 km) north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings of the medieval period. The population was 15,504 at the 2011 census and 16,613 in the 2021 census.[2]

  1. ^ "Saffron Walden (Essex, East of England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
  2. ^ "Town population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Civil Parish population 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2015.