Saint James the Great, Colchester
Saint James the Great, Colchester is a church in City of Colchester, Essex, England which is located on East Hill. Saint James the Great, Colchester is situated nearby to the church St. James the Less and St. Helen, as well as near the arts center Firstsite.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Address: East Hill, Colchester, CO1 2QL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colchester Castle and Firstsite.
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 1,000 feet west of Saint James the Great, Colchester.
Firstsite
Arts center
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Firstsite is a visual arts organisation based in Colchester, Essex, which opened in 1993 as Colchester and District Visual Arts Trust, changing its name to Firstsite in 1995. Firstsite is situated 400 feet southwest of Saint James the Great, Colchester.
Hollytrees Museum
Museum
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Hollytrees Museum is a publicly owned museum in the centre of Colchester and close to Colchester Castle. It is situated in an eighteenth-century house, which was used as a private residence until 1929, when it became a museum. Hollytrees Museum is situated 680 feet west of Saint James the Great, Colchester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester and The Hythe.
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.
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.
Lexden
Suburb
Photo: Paul Shreeve, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lexden is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England, lying approximately 1 mile west of the city centre. It has a public house called the Crown. The parish church of St Leonard's is dedicated to Leonard of Noblac, the patron saint of prisoners. Lexden is situated 2 miles west of Saint James the Great, Colchester.
Saint James the Great, Colchester
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.8897° or 51° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
0.90731° or 0° 54′ 26″ eastOpen location code
9F32VWQ4+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 150577269OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglican
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. James the Less and St. Helen and The Minories.
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