Great Wigborough is a Village in the county of Essex.

Great Wigborough postcode: CO5 7RJ

Retail in Great Wigborough

There are great places to visit near Great Wigborough 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 Great Wigborough.

There are a number of castles near to Great Wigborough including Colchester Castle.

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

London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport are great places to visit near Great Wigborough if you like airports.

Great Wigborough's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

There are a number of cities near to Great Wigborough including Chelmsford.

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

Great Wigborough is near some unmissable country parks like Thorndon Country Park,

Great Wigborough is near some unmissable shopping centres like Lakeside Shopping Centre,

Places near Great Wigborough feature a number of interesting parks including Bedfords Park.

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

Great Wigborough History

There are some historic monuments around Great Wigborough:

• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Roman saltern 750m north west of Maydays Farm
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Balkerne Gate
• Berechurch Dyke: 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
• Saxon Shore fort and Anglo-Saxon monastery at Bradwell-on-Sea
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Saxon coastal fish weir at Sales Point
• Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm
• Town Wall
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Mersea Mount: a Roman barrow at Barrow Hill Farm
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Town ditch
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Decoy pond 500m south of Waldegraves Farm
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden 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
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town 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
• Roman round building
• Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Bourne Mill
• Great Wigborough henge
• Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island
• Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets)
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum