Great Yeldham is a village in north Essex, England, about 6 miles (10 km) from the Suffolk border.

The village is where the infant River Colne is joined by a stream from near Stambourne and another that has flowed via Toppesfield.

In 1967 Great Yeldham elected a Communist councillor, June Cohen, to the surprise of many in the area.

[citation needed] From the 1950s to the 1970s Great Yeldham was home to the Whitlock Bros., an agricultural equipment manufacturer.

The land around Great Yeldham is principally used for arable farming and some livestock rearing.