Great Yeldham is a village in north Essex, England, about 6 miles from the Suffolk border. Great Yeldham is situated along the busy main A1017 road between Braintree and Haverhill. The village is where the infant River Colne is joined by a stream from near Stambourne and another that has flowed via Toppesfield. The river flows via Colchester on its 39-mile j…Great Yeldham is a village in north Essex, England, about 6 miles from the Suffolk border. Great Yeldham is situated along the busy main A1017 road between Braintree and Haverhill. The village is where the infant River Colne is joined by a stream from near Stambourne and another that has flowed via Toppesfield. The river flows via Colchester on its 39-mile journey to the sea.