Little Horkesley is a Town in the county of Essex.

Retail in Little Horkesley

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

Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon are great places to visit near Little Horkesley if you like towns.

The area close to Little Horkesley boasts some of the best castles including Colchester Castle.

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

Little Horkesley's best nearby airports can be found at London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

There are a number of historic buildings near Little Horkesley including Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

There are a several good cities in the area around Little Horkesley like Chelmsford.

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

Places near Little Horkesley feature a number of interesting country parks including Thorndon Country Park.

The area close to Little Horkesley boasts some of the best shopping centres including Lakeside Shopping Centre.

There are a several good parks in the area around Little Horkesley like Bedfords Park.

Bedfords Park is a great place to visit close to Little Horkesley if you like nature reserves.

Little Horkesley History

There are some historic monuments around Little Horkesley:

• Earthwork called Court Knoll
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: 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
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct
• Site of pre-Roman settlement
• Town ditch
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• Bourne Mill
• Wissington ring ditch cluster
• Balkerne Gate
• Small multivallate hillfort known as Pitchbury Ramparts
• The Triple Dyke: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Circular cropmark at Ferriers Farm, 190m south-west of Hill Farm
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Toppesfield Bridge
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Group of barrows at Annan Road
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Town Wall
• Earthwork in Brinkley Grove
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• SE corner of Roman town in Easthill House Gardens
• Castle Mound: a motte 40m north of St John's Church
• Lexden Dyke at Spring Meadow: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Henge 70m north east of Cross Cottages
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Moat Farm Dyke: a northern extension of Lexden Dyke; 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
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Colchester Castle and the Temple of Claudius
• Lexden Tumulus Iron Age barrow and associated cemetery area: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Pitches Mount
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway