The Croft
The Croft is a grassland in Ardleigh, Tendring District, England. The Croft is situated nearby to the park Ardleigh Gravel Pit, as well as near St Mary’s Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Ardleigh.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ardleigh Gravel Pit and The Lion Inn, Ardleigh.
Ardleigh Gravel Pit
Park
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardleigh Gravel Pit is a 1.2-hectare geological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Ardleigh in Essex. It is a Geological Conservation Review site. Ardleigh Gravel Pit is situated 1,500 feet east of The Croft.
The Lion Inn, Ardleigh
Restaurant
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Lion Inn, Ardleigh is a restaurant, which is situated 2,300 feet northeast of The Croft.
Colchester Academy
School
Colchester Academy, formerly Sir Charles Lucas Arts College, is a secondary school in Colchester, Essex specialising in English and Health Sciences. It opened on 6 September 2010. Colchester Academy is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Croft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dedham Heath and Crockleford Heath.
Dedham Heath
Hamlet
Photo: Robert Edwards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dedham Heath, known locally as The Heath, is a hamlet in the civil parish of Dedham, in the Colchester district, in the county of Essex, England. In 2021 it had a population of 601. Dedham Heath is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Croft.
Crockleford Heath
Hamlet
Crockleford Heath is hamlet in the civil parish of Ardleigh in Essex. It is located 2+1⁄2 miles south-west of the village centre. Crockleford Heath once had its own school, built in about 1832 for the children of agricultural labourers; it later became a Church of England mission chapel. Crockleford Heath is situated 2 miles south of The Croft.
Dedham
Village
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dedham is a village and civil parish in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is near the River Stour, which is the border of Essex and Suffolk. Dedham is situated 2½ miles north of The Croft.
The Croft
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Ardleigh, Tendring District, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.92213° or 51° 55′ 20″ northLongitude
0.97729° or 0° 58′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F32WXCG+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 911725132OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
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