Rettendon lies about seven miles south of Chelmsford in the county of Essex. Rettendon is made up of the hamlets of Rettendon Village, Rettendon Common, Battlesbridge and Hayes Country Park. The majority of the area consists of arable farmland with the River Crouch to its southern boundary, Woodham Ferrers and South Woodham Ferrers to the eastern boundary, Runwell and South Hanningfield to the West and East Hanningfield to the North. The civil parish of Rettendon comes within the administrative area of the Chelmsford Borough Council.

On this website you will find information about Rettendon Parish Council, its Councillors, Meetings, Policies & Procedures, the Rettendon Memorial Village Hall, the Bell Fields and the history of Rettendon and Battlesbridge. As a service to the local community, you will find here also information about local organisations, activities and amenities for which the Parish Council is not responsible and for which it cannot, therefore, accept any liability