Colchester

Colchester is a historic unincorporated community on the in , , United States.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: unincorporated community in Virginia
  • Also known as: “Colchester (VA)”, “Colchester, VA”, “Colchester, Virginia”, and “Colenceaster”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Woodbridge station and Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

Railway station
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is a train station in .

Nature reserve
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.
The … is situated 1½ miles south of Colchester.

Historic site
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is a national historic… is situated 2 miles northwest of Colchester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belmont Bay and Woodbridge.

Quarter
is a planned community in northeastern…

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is a town in and…

Village
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is a town in eastern , United States, founded in 1804. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Colchester.

Colchester

Latitude
38.66873° or 38° 40′ 7″ north
Longitude
-77.23415° or 77° 14′ 3″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
87C4MQ98+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158492084
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4753441
Wiki­data ID
Q5142076
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Volapük—“Colchester” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “科尔切斯特”
  • French: “Colchester”
  • Irish: “Colchester”
  • Italian: “Colchester”
  • Japanese: “コルチェスター”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Colenceaster on Fǣmnelande”
  • Persian: “کولچستر”
  • Russian: “Колчестер”
  • Slovenian: “Colchester”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کولچستر، ویرجینیا”
  • Turkish: “Colchester”
  • Volapük: “Colchester”

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