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The City of Colchester is a local government district with city status in Essex, England, named after its main settlement, Colchester.It is, with 194,394 people according to Office of National Statistics estimate for mid 2022, the most populous district in Essex and also includes the towns of West Mersea and Wivenhoe and the surrounding rural areas stretching from Dedham Vale on the Suffolk ...
The Colchester Town Green is located at the center of the district. Several commercial, residential and civic buildings mostly from the 19th century, surround the green, with the Colchester Federated Church in the Greek Revival style and the Bacon Academy (built in 1803 and separately listed on the NRHP) being the dominant structures.
Between 1797 and 1815 Colchester was the HQ of the Army's Eastern District, had a garrison of up to 6,000, and played a main role in defence against a threatened French or Dutch invasion, At various times it was the base of such celebrated officers as Lord Cornwallis, Generals Sir James Craig and David Baird, and Captain William Napier.
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. [1] Its current building was opened in 2011. [2] It was the national Art Fund's Museum of the Year in 2021. [3]
Stanway is a suburb, civil parish & village in the Colchester district, in Essex, England near Colchester. 'Stanway' is an Anglo-Saxon name for the 'stone way' of the Roman road, now the A12 . In 2021 the parish had a population of 9,600.
Dedham is a village in the City of Colchester district of Essex, England. It is near the River Stour , which is the border of Essex and Suffolk . The nearest town to Dedham is the small market town of Manningtree .
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The town is served by a community centre, [7] various shops, restaurants, small hotels, public houses, a petrol station, bank, library, museum, and several churches, including the Norman St Peter and St Paul (Church of England), Roman Catholic, Methodist, and West Mersea Free Church, affiliated to the Baptist Union. There are four cemeteries ...