Greenstead Library

Greenstead Library is a library in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Greenstead Library is situated nearby to Elim Church Colchester, as well as near Greenstead Evangelical Free Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hythe railway station and Colchester Academy.

Hythe railway station

Railway station

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Hythe railway station in Essex is on the Sunshine Coast Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving Hythe and other eastern areas of Colchester. Hythe railway station is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Greenstead Library.

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 1,400 feet northeast of Greenstead Library.

Church of St Leonard at the Hythe, Colchester

Church

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The Church of St Leonard at the Hythe is a redundant Anglican church in Hythe, Colchester, 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. Church of St Leonard at the Hythe, Colchester is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Greenstead Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include The Hythe and Crockleford Heath.

The Hythe

Suburb

The Hythe is an area in the southeastern part of Colchester in Essex, England, on the River Colne. Historically it was a hamlet. The Hythe was home to the Paxmans Factory which manufactured automobile parts.

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.