Colchester Royal Grammar School
Colchester Royal Grammar School is a state-funded grammar school in Colchester, Essex. It was founded in 1128 and was later granted two royal charters - by Henry VIII in 1539 and by Elizabeth I in 1584.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: School
- Description: school in Essex, UK
- Also known as: “CRGS”
- Address: 6 Lexden Road, Colchester, CO3 3ND
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colchester Castle and Colchester High School.
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 4,100 feet east of Colchester Royal Grammar School.
Colchester High School
School
Colchester Prep and High School, or CPHS, is a coeducational independent school located in Colchester in Essex, England. The school is owned and operated by the Cognita Group. Colchester High School is situated 970 feet east of Colchester Royal Grammar School.
Jumbo Water Tower
Photo: Ritchiehicks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Jumbo Water Tower is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Colchester Royal Grammar School.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colchester and Lexden.
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.
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.
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 east of Colchester Royal Grammar School.
Colchester Royal Grammar School
- Categories: grammar school, secondary school, academy school, boarding school, boys‘ school, and education
- Location: City of Colchester, Essex, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.88666° or 51° 53′ 12″ northLongitude
0.88623° or 0° 53′ 10″ eastOpen location code
9F32VVPP+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 161613469OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q5142105
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Colchester Royal Grammar School” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Colchester Royal Grammar School”
- Hungarian: “Colchester Royal Grammar School”
- Japanese: “コルチェスター・ロイヤル・グラマー・スクール”
- Latin: “Schola libera Colcestriensi”
- Portuguese: “Colchester Royal Grammar School”
- Swedish: “Colchester Royal Grammar School”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colchester English Study Centre and The Hospital Arms Public House.
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