Abberton is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Abberton

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

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

Castles to visit near Abberton include Colchester Castle.

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

The area around Abberton boasts some of the best airports including London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral are some of Abberton best historic buildings to visit near Abberton.

There are a several good cities in the area around Abberton like Chelmsford.

Places near Abberton feature a number of interesting villages including Hatfield Peverel.

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

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

Parks to visit near Abberton include Bedfords Park.

Bedfords Park is one of Abberton's best, nearby nature reserves to visit in Abberton.

Abberton History

There are some historic monuments around Abberton:

• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Saxon coastal fish weir at Sales Point
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Crop mark site S of Ardleigh
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well
• Decoy pond 500m south of Waldegraves Farm
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass
• Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm
• Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm
• Town ditch
• Balkerne Gate
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• Roman round building
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Town Wall
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Remains of St Peter's Church, 460m south of Church Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Great Wigborough henge
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Tudor blockhouse 300m south of Mersea Stone
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Bourne Mill
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island
• Saxon Shore fort and Anglo-Saxon monastery at Bradwell-on-Sea
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum