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.

Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon are some of Lexden best towns to visit near Lexden.

Castles to visit near Lexden include Colchester Castle.

Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park are some of Lexden best woodlands to visit near Lexden.

London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport are great places to visit near Lexden if you like airports.

Don't miss Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral's historic buildings if visiting the area around Lexden.

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

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

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

Places near Lexden feature a number of interesting shopping centres including Lakeside Shopping Centre.

Don't miss Bedfords Park's parks if visiting the area around Lexden.

Nature Reserves to visit near Lexden include Bedfords Park.

Lexden History

There are some historic monuments around Lexden:

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