Messing is a Village in the county of Essex.

Messing postcode: CO5 9TT

Retail in Messing

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

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

Colchester Castle is a great place to visit close to Messing if you like castles.

Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park are some of Messing best woodlands to visit near Messing.

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

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

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

There are a number of villages near to Messing including Hatfield Peverel.

Messing is near some unmissable country parks like Thorndon Country Park,

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

The area close to Messing boasts some of the best parks including Bedfords Park.

There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Messing like Bedfords Park.

Messing History

There are some historic monuments around Messing:

• Anglo-Saxon cemetery 150m east of Easterford Mill
• World War II Eastern Command Line at Chappel Viaduct
• Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets)
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: 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
• Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm
• Bowl barrow in Conyfield Wood, 570m NNE of Messing Park Farm
• Coggeshall Abbey
• Rivenhall long mortuary enclosure
• Earls Colne Priory
• Roman villa 450m south of Warren's Farm
• Pumping station
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Great Wigborough henge
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Stanstead Hall moated site
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm