Virley
Parish in Colchester, Essex, England
| Coordinates: | 51.793, 0.824 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 94 14 |
Virley is a very small, rural parish in the district of Colchester, Essex, in eastern England. It lies amid low-lying farmland and grazing marshes close to the Blackwater Estuary, with nearby reserves such as Old Hall Marshes and Virley Marshes making the area important for waders and migrating birds.
The community is tiny and historically agricultural, made up of scattered farms and cottages rather than a busy village centre; many people travel to larger towns for work. Its appeal is largely scenic and naturalistic - coastal walks, birdwatching and quiet country life - rather than shops or nightlife, and the landscape carries traces of a long rural past.
Postcode districts covering Virley
Most populated places nearby
- Southend-on-Sea 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Ipswich 23.3 miles37.4 km
- Basildon 22 miles35.4 km
- Colchester 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Chelmsford 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Braintree 13.1 miles21.2 km
- Brentwood 24.8 miles40 km
- Clacton-on-Sea 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Canvey Island 21.8 miles35 km
- Billericay 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Wickford 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Rayleigh 16.7 miles26.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Salcott Parish 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Great and Little Wigborough Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Tolleshunt D'Arcy Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Tolleshunt Knights Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Tollesbury Built-up area 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Layer Marney Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Layer Breton Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Peldon Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Marks Tey and Layer Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Tolleshunt Major Built-up area 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Tiptree Built-up area 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Little Totham Built-up area 3.8 miles6.2 km
Example postcodes in Virley
Transport links
- London Southend Airport 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Stansted Airport 25.9 miles41.7 km
- Kelvedon Railway Station 6.2 miles9.9 km
- Marks Tey Railway Station 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Colchester Bus Station 7.3 miles11.7 km
Hotels near Virley Ad
- The Victory at Mersea 4 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Le Bouchon Brasserie & Hotel 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Greyfriars 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Wivenhoe House Hotel 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Marks Tey Hotel Colchester 4 6.2 miles10.1 km
- The Blue Boar - Maldon 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Holiday Inn Colchester 4 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The George Hotel 4 7.5 miles12 km
- White Hart Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 8 miles12.9 km
- Colchester Boutique Hotel 7.4 miles12 km
Local points of interest
- West Mersea Beach Beach 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Berechurch Hall Estate 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Roman Circus visitor centre Museum 7 miles11.3 km
- Saint Peters Chapel Archaeological site 7 miles11.3 km
- Coggeshall Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles12.2 km
- University of Essex University 8 miles12.9 km
- Marks Hall Estate 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Colchester Community Stadium Stadium 9.6 miles15.4 km
- East Anglian Railway Museum Museum 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Dines Hall Country house 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Cressing Road Stadium 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Chelmsford City Racecourse Recreation 13.7 miles22 km