What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Braintree.
Herkstead Hall Farm is a historic agricultural estate associated with the Herkstead family, who were prominent local landowners in the Braintree area during the 17th and 18th centuries. The site is important for its connection to the development of rural estates in Essex and as a surviving example of early agricultural architecture in the region.
Places near here
Old barn at Martin's FarmOld home or work place · 878 yd
Shore HallListed building · 1624 yd
Latchley's Farm moated site and fishpondsScheduled monument · 1675 yd
Main ride - Hempstead woodForest or wood · 1.1 mi
Oldhall WoodWood · 1.1 mi
Footpath to Mount HallHeritage place · 2.7 mi
St Andrew, Hempstead, Essex - MonumentHeritage place · 2.7 mi
St Andrew, Hempstead, Essex - TowerCastle, fort or tower · 2.7 mi
A cottage on Harrow HillMountain or hill · 3.0 mi
Finchingfield WindmillHeritage attraction · 3.3 mi
Finchingfield GuildhallHeritage attraction · 3.4 mi
The War Memorial at FinchingfieldHeritage place · 3.4 miOther information
Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0