What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Colchester.
St. Mary's Church in Layer Breton, Essex, was built in the 13th century, with later medieval additions, and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It is a small, rural parish church reflecting the architectural traditions of East Anglia and serving as a focal point for the local community for centuries.
Places near here
Layer Breton LodgeListed building · 231 yd
Garlands FarmhouseListed building · 1191 yd
Radar SpinneyForest · 1.7 mi
Layer WoodWood · 1.9 mi
LemursHeritage attraction · 2.2 mi
Mill Mound: a bowl barrow 380m east of Payne's FarmScheduled monument · 2.4 mi
Abbots Hall FarmHeritage attraction · 2.7 mi.jpg?width=1280)
Messing War MemorialMemorial · 3.0 mi
Gryme's Dyke at Stanway Green: part of the Iron Age territorial oppidum and Romano-British town of CamulodunumScheduled monument · 3.1 mi
Gryme's DykeVisitor information · 3.5 mi
Lexden MountVisitor information · 4.2 mi
Ray IslandIsland · 4.6 miOther information
Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0