Abberton is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Abberton

There are great places to visit near Abberton including some great towns, castles, woodlands, airports, historic buildings, cities, villages, country parks, shopping centres, parks and nature reserves.

Abberton has some unmissable towns nearby like Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Don't miss Colchester Castle's castles if visiting the area around Abberton.

Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park are some of Abberton best woodlands to visit near Abberton.

There are a number of airports near Abberton including London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Abberton area like Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

There are a number of cities near to Abberton including Chelmsford.

There are a several good villages in the area around Abberton like Hatfield Peverel.

Thorndon Country Park is a great place to visit close to Abberton if you like country parks.

The area around Abberton's best shopping centres can be found at Lakeside Shopping Centre.

There are a number of parks near to Abberton including Bedfords Park.

Places near Abberton feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Bedfords Park.

Abberton History

There are some historic monuments around Abberton:

• Decoy pond 500m south of Waldegraves Farm
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Town ditch
• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well
• Crop mark site S of Ardleigh
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Tudor blockhouse 300m south of Mersea Stone
• Great Wigborough henge
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Town Wall
• Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Balkerne Gate
• Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm
• Saxon Shore fort and Anglo-Saxon monastery at Bradwell-on-Sea
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Roman round building
• Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Saxon coastal fish weir at Sales Point
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm
• Bourne Mill
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes