Birch is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Birch

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

Don't miss Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon's towns if visiting the area around Birch.

Colchester Castle is one of Birch's best, nearby castles to visit in Birch.

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

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

Historic Buildings to visit near Birch include Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

There are a number of cities near to Birch including Chelmsford.

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

The area around Birch boasts some of the best country parks including Thorndon Country Park, and Hainault Forest Country Park.

There are a number of shopping centres near to Birch including Lakeside Shopping Centre.

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

Don't miss Bedfords Park's nature reserves if visiting the area around Birch.

Birch History

There are some historic monuments around Birch:

• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Town ditch
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets)
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Roman villa 450m south of Warren's Farm
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass
• Great Wigborough henge
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; 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
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Balkerne Gate
• Town Wall
• Bourne Mill
• Bowl barrow in Conyfield Wood, 570m NNE of Messing Park Farm
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Roman round building
• Monument in Colne Park
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius