Historic market towns and rural charm
Uttlesford has many options if you wish to stay and enjoy our beautiful setting.
From stately homes to artisan shops, we have something to keep everyone interested.
The name is derived from its location within the ancient hundred of Uttlesford, usually spelled Vdelesford or Wdelesford in the Domesday manuscript of 1086, possibly from Udel’s ford.
The River Uttle flows from Elmdon to meet the River Cam at Wendens Ambo. There was originally a ford at Wendens Ambo on the main road immediately to the West of The Old Forge, before a bridge was constructed to the East and the road moved to its current position.
The district was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Saffron Walden, Dunmow Rural District and Saffron Walden Rural District. An earlier use of the name comes from the Uttlesford Orchestra, founded in 1956, which played in and around Saffron Walden
