Stanway is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Stanway

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

Stanway has some unmissable towns nearby like Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

The area close to Stanway boasts some of the best castles including Colchester Castle.

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

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

Stanway has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

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

There are a number of villages near to Stanway including Hatfield Peverel.

The area around Stanway's best country parks can be found at Thorndon Country Park.

Don't miss Lakeside Shopping Centre's shopping centres if visiting the area around Stanway.

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

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

Stanway History

There are some historic monuments around Stanway:

• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Castle Mound: a motte 40m north of St John's Church
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Bowl barrow in Conyfield Wood, 570m NNE of Messing Park Farm
• Town ditch
• 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
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Bourne Mill
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Earthwork called Court Knoll
• Great Wigborough henge
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Roman villa 450m south of Warren's Farm
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• Monument in Colne Park
• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Wissington ring ditch cluster
• 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
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Balkerne Gate
• Town Wall
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Circular cropmark at Ferriers Farm, 190m south-west of Hill Farm
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum