City of Colchester
The City of Colchester is a local government district with city status in Essex, England, named after its main settlement, Colchester. It is, with 200,222 people according to Office of National Statistics estimate for mid 2024, the most populous district…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 187,000 residents
- Description: non-metropolitan district with city and borough status in Essex, England
- Also known as: “Borough of Colchester” and “Colchester”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Colchester Zoo and Colchester Castle.
Colchester Zoo
Zoo
Colchester Zoo is a zoological garden situated near Colchester, England. Open since June 1963, the zoo is home to many rare and endangered species, including big cats, primates and birds as well as many invertebrates and fish species.
Colchester Castle
Museum
Photo: George Gastin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colchester Castle is a Norman castle in Colchester, Essex, England, dating from the second half of the eleventh century. The keep of the castle is mostly intact and is the largest example of its kind anywhere in Europe, due to it being built on the foundations of the Roman Temple of Claudius. Colchester Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of City of Colchester.
Jumbo Water Tower
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Jumbo Water Tower is a water tower at the Balkerne Gate in Colchester, Essex, and the largest water tower in the UK. Charles Clegg, the Borough Surveyor and Engineer, designed the structure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester and Wivenhoe.
Colchester
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Colchester is a city in Essex, East Anglia. Home to the University of Essex, the Colchester Institute and an Army Garrison, and with its attractive old buildings, Roman wall, castle and proximity to Constable country, Colchester is an interesting place to visit.
Wivenhoe
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Wivenhoe is a small town in Essex, England, near the city of Colchester and the Tendring Peninsula. Independent shops and pubs line small, narrow streets and a compact quayside on the tidal River Colne.
Berechurch
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Berechurch is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying to the south of the city centre.
City of Colchester
- Categories: borough in the United Kingdom, non-metropolitan district, and district with city status
- Location: Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“City of Colchester” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Colchester”
- Cebuano: “Colchester District”
- Chinese: “Colchester”
- Chinese: “科爾切斯特區”
- Chinese: “高車士打區”
- Dutch: “Colchester”
- French: “Colchester”
- German: “Borough of Colchester”
- German: “City of Colchester”
- Irish: “Colchester”
- Italian: “Città di Colchester”
- Italian: “Colchester”
- Japanese: “バラ・オブ・コルチェスター”
- Korean: “콜체스터구”
- Latvian: “Kolčestera”
- Luxembourgish: “Borough of Colchester”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Colchester (koān)”
- Northern Frisian: “Borough of Colchester”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Colchester”
- Norwegian: “Colchester”
- Polish: “Colchester”
- Russian: “боро Колчестер”
- Russian: “Колчестер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Colchester”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Colchester”
- Swedish: “City of Colchester”
- Swedish: “Colchester (distrikt)”
- Swedish: “Colchester District”
- Ukrainian: “Колчестер”
- Urdu: “بورو کولچیسٹر”
- Welsh: “Bwrdeistref Colchester”
- Yue Chinese: “高車士打區”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Orchard View and Breast Screening Chelmsford & Colchester Service.
Essex: Must-Visit Destinations
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