Mowden is a hamlet in the civil parish of Hatfield Peverel, in the Braintree district, in the county of Essex, England.

It is about 5 miles away from the city of Chelmsford and about 1 and a half miles away from the large villages of Boreham and Hatfield Peverel.

It is also about a mile away from the main A12 road.

There is also the hamlet of Nounsley nearby.