Layer Marney is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Layer Marney

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

There are a number of towns near Layer Marney including Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

Places near Layer Marney feature a number of interesting castles including Colchester Castle.

Layer Marney has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park.

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

Don't miss Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral's historic buildings if visiting the area around Layer Marney.

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

Hatfield Peverel is one of Layer Marney's best, nearby villages to visit in Layer Marney.

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

Layer Marney is near some unmissable shopping centres like Lakeside Shopping Centre,

Parks to visit near Layer Marney include Bedfords Park.

There are a number of nature reserves near to Layer Marney including Bedfords Park.

Layer Marney History

There are some historic monuments around Layer Marney:

• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Anglo-Saxon cemetery 150m east of Easterford Mill
• Mound E of Basin Road
• Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Lexden Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Long mortuary enclosure and round barrow 160m south west of Frame Farm
• Bowl barrow in Conyfield Wood, 570m NNE of Messing Park Farm
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Coggeshall Abbey
• Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island
• Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets)
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct
• Great Wigborough henge
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Roman villa 450m south of Warren's Farm
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Remains of St Mary's Church