Wallace’s Plantation

Wallace’s Plantation is a forest in Great Maplestead, Braintree District, England. Wallace’s Plantation is situated nearby to the village Great Maplestead, as well as near the hamlet Whiteash Green.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hedingham Castle and St John the Baptist Church, Little Maplestead.

Hedingham Castle

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Hedingham Castle, in the village of Castle Hedingham, Essex, is arguably the best preserved Norman keep in England. The castle fortifications and outbuildings were built around 1100, and the keep around 1140.

St John the Baptist Church, Little Maplestead

Church

Photo: Roger Cuthbert, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holy Trinity Church, Halstead

Historic site

Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican church in the town of Halstead, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halstead and Sible Hedingham.

Halstead

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Halstead is a town and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England. It lies on the River Colne, 6 miles north-east of Braintree and 12 miles north-west of Colchester.

Sible Hedingham

Village

Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sible Hedingham is a village and civil parish in the county of Essex, England. The village is located within the Colne Valley, in the northern region of Essex, close to both the Suffolk and Cambridgeshire borders, situated on the A1017 road.