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.

Towns to visit near Stanway include 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.

There are a several good woodlands in the Stanway area like Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

Stanway has some unmissable airports nearby like 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.

Stanway is near some unmissable villages like Hatfield Peverel,

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

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

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

Bedfords Park is a great place to visit close to Stanway if you like nature reserves.

Stanway History

There are some historic monuments around Stanway:

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