Chest Wood
Chest Wood is a forest in Layer-de-la-Haye, City of Colchester, England. Chest Wood is situated nearby to the village Layer de la Haye, as well as near the hamlet Heckfordbridge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Colchester Zoo and Abberton Reservoir.
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.
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.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Copford
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Copford is a 12th-century parish church located near the small village of Copford, Essex. It most likely served as a chapel to nearby Copford Hall, once owned by the bishops of London.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester and Berechurch.
Colchester
Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colchester is a city in Essex, East Anglia. Home to the University of Essex, the Colchester Institute and an Army Garrison, and with its attractive old buildings, Roman wall, castle and proximity to Constable country, Colchester is an interesting place to visit.
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.
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.
Chest Wood
Latitude
51.8524° or 51° 51′ 9″ northLongitude
0.8502° or 0° 51′ 1″ eastOpen location code
9F32VV22+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 242103897OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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