Monkwick
Monkwick is a suburb in City of Colchester, Essex, England. Monkwick is situated nearby to the village Berechurch, as well as near the suburb Old Heath.Places of Interest
Highlights include Thomas Lord Audley School and Colchester Castle.
Thomas Lord Audley School
School
Thomas Lord Audley School is a mixed 11–16 secondary school with academy status for 800 pupils, to the south of Colchester, Essex. It serves a wide catchment area, taking students from the edge of Colchester, small villages and the community of Mersea Island.
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 north of Monkwick.
Bourne Mill
Photo: Mstanyauk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bourne Mill is a Grade I listed former fishing lodge and then in turn a fulling mill and cornmill in the city of Colchester in Essex and is owned by the National Trust.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berechurch and The Hythe.
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.
The Hythe
Suburb
The Hythe is an area in the southeastern part of Colchester in Essex, England, on the River Colne. Historically it was a hamlet. The Hythe was home to the Paxmans Factory which manufactured automobile parts. The Hythe is situated 1½ miles northeast of Monkwick.
Rowhedge
Village
Photo: PeterSouthEast99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rowhedge is a village in the Colchester borough of Essex, England. It is located just over 3 miles south-east of Colchester town centre and is part of the civil parish of East Donyland. Rowhedge is situated 2 miles east of Monkwick.
Monkwick
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.86308° or 51° 51′ 47″ northLongitude
0.90771° or 0° 54′ 28″ eastOpen location code
9F32VW75+63OpenStreetMap ID
node 369643032OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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