Purleigh is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Purleigh

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

The area around Purleigh features a number of interesting towns including Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

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

The area around Purleigh boasts some of the best woodlands including Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

There are a number of airports near Purleigh including London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Purleigh area like Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

Purleigh is near some unmissable cities like Chelmsford,

The area close to Purleigh boasts some of the best villages including Hatfield Peverel.

There are a number of country parks near to Purleigh including Thorndon Country Park.

Lakeside Shopping Centre is a great place to visit close to Purleigh if you like shopping centres.

Parks to visit near Purleigh include Bedfords Park.

Nature Reserves to visit near Purleigh include Bedfords Park.

Purleigh History

There are some historic monuments around Purleigh:

• Bicknacre Priory
• Complex of cropmarks including barrows E of Hoemill Barns
• Purleigh moated mound
• Wickham Bishops timber trestle railway viaduct
• Medieval tile kiln N of Eves Corner
• Pumping station
• Rayleigh Castle
• Medieval saltern adjacent to Hawbush Creek
• The medieval leper hospital of St Giles
• Hatfield Priory
• Woodham Walter Hall: an early C16 house and its associated garden earthworks
• Plumberow Mount
• Mound E of Basin Road
• Danbury camp hill fort