Horkesley Heath is a Village in the county of Essex.

Horkesley Heath postcode: CO6 4AZ

Retail in Horkesley Heath

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

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

Castles to visit near Horkesley Heath include Colchester Castle.

Woodlands to visit near Horkesley Heath include Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

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

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

The area around Horkesley Heath's best cities can be found at Chelmsford.

Villages to visit near Horkesley Heath include Hatfield Peverel.

Don't miss Thorndon Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Horkesley Heath.

There are a several good shopping centres in the area around Horkesley Heath like Lakeside Shopping Centre.

Horkesley Heath is near some unmissable parks like Bedfords Park,

Places near Horkesley Heath feature a number of interesting nature reserves including Bedfords Park.

Horkesley Heath History

There are some historic monuments around Horkesley Heath:

• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Henge 70m north east of Cross Cottages
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Moated site and remains of demolished parts of Shelley Hall, a post-medieval great house
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Town ditch
• Earthwork called Court Knoll
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• 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
• Berechurch Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Town Wall
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Tumulus NW of East Donyland Hall
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: 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
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Balkerne Gate
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Bourne Mill
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Wissington ring ditch cluster
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Lexden Dyke Middle: 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