Colchester Jamia Masjid
Colchester Jamia Masjid is a mosque in City of Colchester, Essex, England which is located on Priory Street. Colchester Jamia Masjid is situated nearby to the ruins St Botolph’s Priory, as well as near the church St Botolph’s, Colchester.- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Also known as: “Colchester Central Masjid”
- Address: 2-3 Priory Street, Colchester, CO1 2PY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colchester Town railway station and Colchester Castle.
Colchester Town railway station
Railway station
Photo: Monika, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colchester Town railway station is on the Sunshine Coast Line in the East of England, and is the secondary station serving the city of Colchester, Essex. Colchester Town railway station is situated 450 feet south of Colchester Jamia Masjid.
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 1,100 feet north of Colchester Jamia Masjid.
St Botolph’s Priory
Ruins
Photo: Jerzy Kociatkiewicz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Botolph's Priory was a medieval house of Augustinian canons in Colchester, Essex, founded c. 1093. The priory had the distinction of being the first and leading Augustinian convent in England until its dissolution in 1536.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester and The Hythe.
Colchester
Photo: Lkcl it, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ miles west of Colchester Jamia Masjid.
Colchester Jamia Masjid
- 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
51.88773° or 51° 53′ 16″ northLongitude
0.90498° or 0° 54′ 18″ eastOperator
Colchester Islamic Cultural AssociationOpen location code
9F32VWQ3+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1521446074OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunni
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St Botolph’s Priory and St Botolph’s, Colchester.
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