Layer Breton is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Layer Breton

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

Layer Breton's best nearby towns can be found at Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Castles to visit near Layer Breton include Colchester Castle.

Don't miss Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park's woodlands if visiting the area around Layer Breton.

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

There are a number of historic buildings near Layer Breton including Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

Chelmsford is one of Layer Breton's best, nearby cities to visit in Layer Breton.

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

The area around Layer Breton boasts some of the best country parks including Thorndon Country Park, and Hainault Forest Country Park.

Shopping Centres to visit near Layer Breton include Lakeside Shopping Centre.

The area around Layer Breton's best parks can be found at Bedfords Park.

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

Layer Breton History

There are some historic monuments around Layer Breton:

• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Roman villa 450m south of Warren's Farm
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall
• 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
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman round building
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets)
• Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Great Wigborough henge
• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Town Wall
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow in Conyfield Wood, 570m NNE of Messing Park Farm
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Town ditch
• Bourne Mill
• Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Balkerne Gate
• Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum