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.

There are a several good towns in the Birch area like Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Don't miss Colchester Castle's castles if visiting the area around Birch.

The area around Birch features a number of interesting woodlands including Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

The area around Birch features a number of interesting airports including London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral are great places to visit near Birch if you like historic buildings.

The area close to Birch boasts some of the best cities including Chelmsford.

The area around Birch's best villages can be found at Hatfield Peverel.

Thorndon Country Park, and Hainault Forest Country Park are some of Birch best country parks to visit near Birch.

Lakeside Shopping Centre is one of Birch's best, nearby shopping centres to visit in Birch.

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

The area close to Birch boasts some of the best nature reserves including Bedfords Park.

Birch History

There are some historic monuments around Birch:

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