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Looking north over Galleywood Common, there was once a racecourse here, now a great place for kite flying.
©Andrew Pickess
Looking across the old race course on Galleywood Common which is no longer there,
©Andrew Pickess
Dist:0.2km<br/>Surviving part of the ditch and rampart. The fort was built in 1804 as part of a line of defences to delay a French advance on London from the coast. It became redundant when the threat of invasion receded after the Battle of Trafalgar.
©Paul Franks
Dist:0.3km<br/>The B1007 runs through the middle of the southern, open part of the common. The northern part is more wooded.
©Robin Webster
Dist:0.3km<br/>
©Alex McGregor
Dist:0.3km<br/>
©Alex McGregor
Dist:0.4km<br/>Galleywood Common is a local nature reserve managed by Chelmsford Council. See http://www.wildessex.net/sites/Galleywood Common.htm for more info.
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.4km<br/>Looking across the southern more open area of the common http://www.wildessex.net/sites/Galleywood Common.htm.
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.5km<br/>This was built in 1873 in the Gothic Revival style and designed by St Aubyn. The spire is quite tall and a landmark in this area.
©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.5km<br/>The hedge marks the boundary of the common land
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.7km<br/>
©Robert Edwards
Dist:0.7km<br/>Gallewood Common is a local nature reserve managed by Chelmsford Council http://www.wildessex.net/sites/Galleywood Common.htm
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.7km<br/>A quick Google reveals that Parklands Farm is home to a number of industrial units.
©Glyn Baker
Dist:0.8km<br/>Beehive Lane makes a bee line for Galleywood church.
©Robin Webster
Dist:0.9km<br/>The small road off to the right is Goat Hill Lane.
©Robert Edwards

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