The Birches
The Birches is a locality in Castle Point District, Essex, England. The Birches is situated nearby to the locality Daws Heath, as well as near the town Rayleigh.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pound Wood and Tile Wood.
Pound Wood
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pound Wood is a 22.3 nature reserve in Thundersley in Essex. It is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. Much of this site is ancient woodland, with some old secondary woodland.
Tile Wood
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tile Wood is a 6.5-hectare nature reserve in Thundersley in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. The wood is ancient, having been mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon period.
St Michael’s and All Angels, Daws Heath
Church
Photo: Trevor Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael’s and All Angels, Daws Heath is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rayleigh and Hadleigh.
Rayleigh
Town
Photo: Auntalys, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rayleigh is a market town and civil parish in the Rochford District of Essex, England. It lies between Chelmsford and Southend-on-Sea, 32 miles east of central London.
Hadleigh
Town
Photo: Edward Clack, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hadleigh is a town in the borough of Castle Point, in the south-east of Essex, England. It lies on the A13 road between Thundersley, Benfleet and Leigh-on-Sea. The A127 'Southend Arterial Road' bypasses the town to the north.
Eastwood
Suburb
Photo: william, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eastwood is a suburb of the city of Southend-on-Sea, in the ceremonial county of Essex, England. It was formerly a civil parish, the main part of which was absorbed into the municipal borough of Southend-on-Sea in 1933. Eastwood is situated 2 miles east of The Birches.
The Birches
- Type: Locality
- Location: Castle Point District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.57156° or 51° 34′ 18″ northLongitude
0.62765° or 0° 37′ 40″ eastElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9F32HJCH+J3GeoNames ID
13284191
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