Layer Breton
Layer Breton is a locality in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Layer Breton is situated nearby to the village Layer Marney, as well as near Birch.Places of Interest
Highlights include Layer Marney Tower and Abberton Reservoir.
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.
Abberton Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Abberton Reservoir is a pumped storage freshwater reservoir in eastern England near the Essex coast, with an area of 700 hectares. Most of its water is pumped from the River Stour. Abberton Reservoir is situated 2 miles east of Layer Breton.
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 Tiptree and Layer de la Haye.
Tiptree
Village
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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 3 miles west of Layer Breton.
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 northeast of Layer Breton.
Salcott
Village
Photo: Derek Voller, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salcott is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. Salcott closely adjoins the neighbouring village of Virley of the opposite side of Virley Brook; they are sometimes described as a single village of Salcott-cum-Virley. Salcott is situated 2½ miles south of Layer Breton.
Layer Breton
- Type: Locality
- Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8212° or 51° 49′ 16″ northLongitude
0.8224° or 0° 49′ 21″ eastElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
9F32RRCC+FWGeoNames ID
7300519
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