English Heritage sites near Great Oakley Parish

Landguard Fort

LANDGUARD FORT

5 miles from Great Oakley Parish

Landguard Fort is the site of the last opposed seaborne invasion of England in 1667 and the first land battle of the Royal Marines.

Mistley Towers

MISTLEY TOWERS

8 miles from Great Oakley Parish

Two porticoed Classical towers, which stood at each end of a grandiose but highly unconventional Georgian church, designed by Robert Adam in 1776.

Colchester, St Botolph's Priory

COLCHESTER, ST BOTOLPH'S PRIORY

14 miles from Great Oakley Parish

The remains of one of the first Augustinian priories in England, founded in c.1100 and an impressive example of early Norman architecture.

St John's Abbey Gate

ST JOHN'S ABBEY GATE

14 miles from Great Oakley Parish

This pinnacled gatehouse, elaborately decorated in East Anglian 'flushwork', is the sole survivor of the wealthy Benedictine abbey of St John.

Lexden Earthworks and Bluebottle Grove

LEXDEN EARTHWORKS AND BLUEBOTTLE GROVE

15 miles from Great Oakley Parish

The banks and ditches of a series of late Iron Age defences protecting the western side of Camulodunum – pre-Roman Colchester.

Orford Castle

ORFORD CASTLE

19 miles from Great Oakley Parish

Discover one of England’s most complete and unusual keeps at this fascinating visitor attraction in Suffolk.


Churches in Great Oakley Parish

Great Oakley: All Saints

The Avenue Great Oakley Harwich
01255 880881
https://www.mozebenefice.org.uk/all-saints-great-oakley

"We are committed to Safeguarding children and young people and vulnerable adults.

The PCC has adopted the Church of England's policies and best practice on safeguarding which may be found on the Church of England's website: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/safeguarding, or on the Safeguarding pages of the Chelmsford Diocese: https://www.chelmsford.anglican.org/safeguarding

"Details of our Parish Safeguarding Representative can be found on the noticeboard in church.

Our Parish Safeguarding Representative can be contacted at [email protected]



Pubs in Great Oakley Parish

Maybush Inn

Farm Road, Great Oakley, CO12 5AL
(01255) 880123
maybushinn.co.uk

Registered as an Asset of Community Value this pub is now owned and run by the Great Oakley Hub community organisation, becoming (when they completed in February 2016) the 40th Community Co-operative pub within the UK. Purchase of the adjac...