Layer Marney is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Layer Marney

There are great places to visit near Layer Marney 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 some of Layer Marney best towns to visit near Layer Marney.

Colchester Castle is a great place to visit close to Layer Marney if you like castles.

Layer Marney has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Layer Marney include Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

Don't miss Chelmsford's cities if visiting the area around Layer Marney.

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

There are a several good country parks in the area around Layer Marney like Thorndon Country Park.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Layer Marney like Lakeside Shopping Centre.

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

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Layer Marney like Bedfords Park.

Layer Marney History

There are some historic monuments around Layer Marney:

• Mound E of Basin Road
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Roman villa 450m south of Warren's Farm
• Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Long mortuary enclosure and round barrow 160m south west of Frame Farm
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Great Wigborough henge
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• 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
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: 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
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets)
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall
• Bowl barrow in Conyfield Wood, 570m NNE of Messing Park Farm
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct
• 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
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery 150m east of Easterford Mill
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Coggeshall Abbey
• 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
• Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes