Book Swap

Book Swap is a public bookcase in Langenhoe, City of Colchester, England. Book Swap is situated near the church St Andrew, Abberton, as well as near the forest Bounstead Grove.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Abberton Reservoir and Wivenhoe railway station.

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 west of Book Swap.

Wivenhoe railway station

Railway station

Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wivenhoe railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, in the East of England, serving the town of Wivenhoe, Essex. Wivenhoe railway station is situated 2½ miles northeast of Book Swap.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

Church

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 2 miles southwest of Book Swap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fingringhoe and Berechurch.

Fingringhoe

Village

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fingringhoe is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. The centre of the village is classified as a conservation area, featuring a traditional village pond and red telephone box. Fingringhoe is situated 1½ miles northeast of Book Swap.

Berechurch

Village

Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Berechurch is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying to the south of the city centre. Berechurch is situated 2 miles north of Book Swap.

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 2 miles west of Book Swap.

Book Swap

Type: Public bookcase
Category: education
Location: Langenhoe, City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.8346° or 51° 50′ 5″ north

Longitude

0.91048° or 0° 54′ 38″ east

Open location code

9F32RWM6+R5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9520727199

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=public_bookcase

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=telephone_box

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: St Andrew, Abberton and Fingringhoe Methodist Chapel.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Layer Road and Abberton Langenhoe Village Sign.

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