Virley is a Village in the county of Essex.

Retail in Virley

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

The area around Virley features a number of interesting towns including Colchester, Epping, Maldon, Southend-on-Sea, Saffron Walden, Braintree, and Basildon.

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

Don't miss Epping Forest, and Bedfords Park's woodlands if visiting the area around Virley.

There are a number of airports near Virley including London Southend Airport, and London Stansted Airport.

Virley has some unmissable historic buildings nearby like Audley End House and Gardens, and Chelmsford Cathedral.

Virley is near some unmissable cities like Chelmsford,

The area close to Virley boasts some of the best villages including Hatfield Peverel.

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

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

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

The area close to Virley boasts some of the best nature reserves including Bedfords Park.

Virley History

There are some historic monuments around Virley:

• Decoy pond immediately north of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Coastal fish weir 440m north west of Pewet Island
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 300m south-west of Beckingham Hall
• Gore decoy 760m south east of Lauriston Farm
• Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's Farm
• Town Wall
• Dovecote 80m south west of Olivers
• The Triple Dyke: 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
• Roman Circus 200m south of Abbey House
• Kidman's Dyke in Walk Wood: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Remains of All Saints Church, 60m north west of Stanway Hall Farm
• Square decoy pond 260m south of Pennyhole Fleet, Old Hall Marshes
• Coastal fish weir at the northern end of The Nass
• Remains of St Mary the Virgin's Church
• Gosbecks Iron Age and Romano-British site
• Circular brick kilns, W H Collier Brick and Tile Works, Church Lane
• Gryme's Dyke Middle: 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
• Decoy pond 700m north east of Marsh House Farm
• Great Wigborough henge
• Heath Farm Dyke Middle (rear of Alan Way): part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• Bourne Mill
• Remains of St Mary's Church
• Roman round building
• The rampart S of Haynes Green
• Coastal fish weirs at West Mersea, 570m south east of St Peter's Well
• Beckingham Hall (gatehouse and enclosure, walls including turrets)
• Remains of an apsidal Roman building at Butt Road and Southway
• Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of Camulodunum
• Bowl barrow in Conyfield Wood, 570m NNE of Messing Park Farm
• Roman barrow known as Lexden Mount: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Roman town of Camulodunum
• St Botolph's Augustinian Priory
• Kidman's Dyke North and Middle: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum of Camulodunum
• The Benedictine Abbey of St John