Birch is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Birch

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

Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon are great places to visit near Birch if you like towns.

The area around Birch's best castles can be found at Colchester Castle.

Woodlands to visit near Birch include Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

Birch's best nearby airports can be found at London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

Birch has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

Chelmsford is a great place to visit close to Birch if you like cities.

Villages to visit near Birch include Hatfield Peverel.

The area close to Birch boasts some of the best country parks including Thorndon Country Park.

Don't miss Lakeside Shopping Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Birch.

Birch is near some unmissable parks like Bedfords Park,

The area close to Birch boasts some of the best nature reserves including Bedfords Park.

Birch History

There are some historic monuments around Birch:

• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Town Wall
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Balkerne Gate
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Bourne Mill
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Gryme's 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
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman round building
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Roman villa 450m south of Warren's Farm
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Monument in Colne Park
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Great Wigborough henge
• Town ditch
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct
• Bowl barrow in Conyfield Wood, 570m NNE of Messing Park Farm
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets)
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum