Shire Hall
This is Shire Hall, an attraction in Chelmsford. Within 5 km there are 8 more places to visit. Further out, Chelmsford Cathedral is 100 m away.
Attraction in Chelmsford
Inside Chelmsford
Shire Hall is inside Chelmsford’s built-up area, with 8 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
In Chelmsford the warm season is May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.
Shire Hall
Attraction.
In Chelmsford, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Attraction
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- in Chelmsford
Locating Shire Hall
Use the numbers to match each place near Shire Hall with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Chelmsford’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
The most populous of the 6 is Chelmsford, at 110,612. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.
Chelmsford
Writtle
Broomfield
Galleywood
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Shire Hall is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford | It’s in town | 110,612 | 10 |
| Writtle | 2.6 km west of it | 4,703 | 7 |
| Broomfield | 3 km north of it | 3,491 | 8 |
| Galleywood | 3 km south of it | 6,410 | 8 |
| Sandon | 4.7 km southeast of it | 249 | 8 |
| Howe Green | 5 km southeast of it | 646 | 6 |
Beyond Shire Hall
Choose from 27 places within 15 km, such as 3 historic houses, 2 museums and a cathedral.
CathedralChelmsford Cathedral100 m away2
Historic houseHylands House3.6 km away3
Historic housePalace of Beaulieu4.3 km away4
MuseumChelmsford Museum1.5 km away5MuseumMuseumEssex Police Museum1.2 km away6
Historic houseIngatestone Hall9.9 km away7
Garden · RHSRHS Garden, Hyde Hall10 km away8
Park or estate · National TrustBlakes Wood6.5 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Shire Hall
Where is Shire Hall?
Shire Hall is in Chelmsford, Essex, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Shire Hall?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Shire Hall?
May to September are the warmest months in Chelmsford, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Shire Hall?
Within 15 km: Chelmsford Cathedral (100 m), Hylands House (3.6 km), Palace of Beaulieu (4.3 km) and Chelmsford Museum (1.5 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Chelmsford Cathedral: The original uploader was Petepetepete at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hylands House: Graham Pearce, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Palace of Beaulieu: Amaibrown, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chelmsford Museum: Forester2009, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ingatestone Hall: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden, Hyde Hall: Mrmatiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blakes Wood: Malcolm Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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