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Roman River is a 275.6-hectare (681-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) south of Colchester in Essex. Two areas, Friday Wood and Donyland Wood, were formerly separate SSSIs. [1] [2] The site is in two separate areas. The Roman River, after which the site is named, runs along the southern boundary of both of them. There ...
Map of Colchester, Essex, UK with electoral wards as of 2016 shown. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160% Geographic limits: West: 0.69E; East: 1.09E; North: 51.99N; South: 51.72N; Date: 30 April 2016: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Coastline and administrative boundary data from Boundary-Line product.
A map of Colchester from 1940. In the early 20th century Colchester lobbied to be the seat for a new Church of England diocese for Essex, to be split off from the existing Diocese of Rochester. The bid was unsuccessful, with county town Chelmsford forming the seat of the new diocese. [57]
Map of Essex, UK with Colchester highlighted. Equirectangular map projection on WGS 84 datum, with N/S stretched 160%: Date: 4 August 2011: Source: Ordnance Survey OpenData. Coastline and administrative boundary data from Boundary-Line product. Lake data from Meridian 2 product. Inset derived from England location map.svg by Spischot. Author
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The Colchester Garrison has been an important military base since the Roman era. The first permanent military garrison in Colchester was established by the Legio XX Valeria Victrix in AD 43 following the Claudian invasion of Britain. Colchester was an important barracks during the Napoleonic Wars and throughout the Victorian era.
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