Boxted is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Boxted

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

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

The area close to Boxted boasts some of the best castles including Colchester Castle.

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

There are a several good airports in the Boxted area like London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

The area around Boxted boasts some of the best historic buildings including Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

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

The area around Boxted's best villages can be found at Hatfield Peverel.

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

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

Bedfords Park is one of Boxted's best, nearby parks to visit in Boxted.

Nature Reserves to visit near Boxted include Bedfords Park.

Boxted History

There are some historic monuments around Boxted:

• Earthwork called Court Knoll
• Bronze Age/Early Iron Age barrows identified by crop marks, Aldham Mill Hill
• Pitches Mount
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Gryme's 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
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Town ditch
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Toppesfield Bridge
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Henge 70m north east of Cross Cottages
• Site discovered by aerial photography S of King's Wood
• Crop mark site S of Ardleigh
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Wissington ring ditch cluster
• Balkerne Gate
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Lindsey Castle
• Town Wall
• Bourne Mill
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John