Lexden is a Town in the county of Essex.

Lexden postcode: CO3 4AA

Retail in Lexden

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

The area around Lexden boasts some of the best towns including Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Don't miss Colchester Castle's castles if visiting the area around Lexden.

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

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

Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral are great places to visit near Lexden if you like historic buildings.

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

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

Thorndon Country Park is one of Lexden's best, nearby country parks to visit in Lexden.

The area close to Lexden boasts some of the best shopping centres including Lakeside Shopping Centre.

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

Nature Reserves to visit near Lexden include Bedfords Park.

Lexden History

There are some historic monuments around Lexden:

• Town Wall
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Earthwork called Court Knoll
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Great Wigborough henge
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: 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
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• Bourne Mill
• Balkerne Gate
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Town ditch
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• 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 Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Wissington ring ditch cluster
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Castle Mound: a motte 40m north of St John's Church
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Henge 70m north east of Cross Cottages
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Berechurch Dyke: 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
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site