Birch
Birch is a locality in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Birch is situated nearby to the hamlet Hardy’s Green, as well as near the village Layer Breton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Colchester Zoo and Layer Marney Tower.
Colchester Zoo
Zoo
Colchester Zoological Society is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England. Open since June 1963, the zoo is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as many invertebrates and fish species.
Layer Marney Tower
Layer Marney Tower is an incomplete early Tudor country house, with gardens and parkland, dating from about 1523, in Layer Marney, Essex, England, between Colchester and Maldon.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney
Church
Photo: Stuart Vickers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is an Anglican church in the village of Layer Marney, in Essex, England, and in the Diocese of Chelmsford. The building dates from the early 16th century, and is Grade I listed.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Layer de la Haye and Tiptree.
Layer de la Haye
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Layer de la Haye, sometimes hyphenated as Layer-de-la-Haye, is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is the largest and easternmost of the three neighbouring parishes called Layer, the others being Layer Breton and Layer Marney. Layer de la Haye is situated 2½ miles east of Birch.
Tiptree
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tiptree is a large village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is situated 10 miles south-west of Colchester and around 50 miles north-east of London. Tiptree is situated 3½ miles southwest of Birch.
Easthorpe
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY 2.0.
Easthorpe is a small village in the civil parish of Copford, in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Easthorpe is on an old Roman road. Nearby settlements include Colchester and the villages of Marks Tey, Copford and Copford Green.
Birch
- Type: Locality
- Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8442° or 51° 50′ 39″ northLongitude
0.8081° or 0° 48′ 29″ eastElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9F32RRV5+M7GeoNames ID
7293511
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