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.

Abberton is near some unmissable castles like Colchester Castle,

Abberton's best nearby woodlands can be found at Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport are great places to visit near Abberton if you like airports.

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

There are a several good cities in the area around Abberton like Chelmsford.

Don't miss Hatfield Peverel's villages if visiting the area around Abberton.

The area around Abberton's best country parks can be found at Thorndon Country Park.

Abberton is near some unmissable shopping centres like Lakeside Shopping Centre,

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

Don't miss Bedfords Park's nature reserves if visiting the area around Abberton.

Abberton History

There are some historic monuments around Abberton:

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