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30 de may. de 2024 · Colchester, town and borough (district), administrative and historic county of Essex, England. It occupies the northeastern part of the county on the River Colne. As Camulodunum, the town of Colchester was the capital of the pre-Roman Belgic ruler Cunobelinus and is so named on his coins.
24 de may. de 2024 · THE BOROUGH OF COLCHESTER. Colchester lies on the river Colne, at the upper limit of navigation and the lowest crossing-point of the river, a position which attracted settlement from the late Iron Age. The stronghold of Cunobelin was succeeded by the Roman colonia whose walls were re-used by the Anglo-Saxon burh and the medieval town.
Hace 1 día · Colchester remained the largest and in many respects the principal town in Essex throughout the Middle Ages. Its castle was the seat of the sheriff, and contained the county gaol until the mid 17th century, but royal justices sat at Chelmsford in 1202-3, and from 1218 the justices in eyre sat there regularly.
Hace 3 días · The volume, the first full-scale, comprehensive and scholarly history of the ancient borough of Colchester to be published, describes the life of the oldest and for long the largest town in Essex from the Iron Age to 1990.
20 de may. de 2024 · St John's Abbey Gate is a captivating medieval structure that stands as the sole remaining part of St. John's Abbey in Colchester. Built around the 1400s, this gatehouse boasts intricate decorative details and East Anglian flint flushwork, showcasing the architectural prowess of its time.
18 de may. de 2024 · Colchester, in Essex, claims to be the oldest recorded town in England. It was certainly the first Roman colonia , built on the site of an earlier fortress. And you can still see quite a bit of Roman Colchester, or Camulodunum, as it was once known.
20 de may. de 2024 · All Saints' Church in Colchester is home to the Natural History Museum, which has been housed there since 1958. The church, with a history dating back to Norman times, offers insights into Colchester's earthquake of 1884 and features exhibits on climate change and Essex's geology.
