Layer Wood
Layer Wood is a forest in Layer Marney, City of Colchester, England. Layer Wood is situated nearby to the hamlet Smythe’s Green, as well as near the village Layer Marney.Places of Interest
Highlights include Layer Marney Tower and Church of St Mary the Virgin, Layer Marney.
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.
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 Inworth.
Tiptree
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Inworth
Village
Photo: Peter Stack, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inworth is a small village and in the civil parish of Messing-cum-Inworth, in the Colchester district of Essex, England, near to Tiptree. Inworth village dates back to medieval times, and has been known in the past as Ineworth, Inneworth, Inneworde and Inford.
Messing
Village
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Messing is a village in the civil parish of Messing-cum-Inworth in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It lies 14 miles north east of Chelmsford, The village has a population of around 300.
Layer Wood
- Type: Forest
- Location: Layer Marney, City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.8279° or 51° 49′ 41″ northLongitude
0.7756° or 0° 46′ 32″ eastOpen location code
9F32RQHG+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 405998427OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Localities in the Area
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