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.

Towns to visit near Birch include Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

There are a several good castles in the area around Birch like Colchester Castle.

Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park are great places to visit near Birch if you like woodlands.

London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport are some of Birch best airports to visit near Birch.

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

Don't miss Chelmsford's cities if visiting the area around Birch.

Birch is near some unmissable villages like Hatfield Peverel,

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

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

The area close to Birch boasts some of the best parks including 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:

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