Borough of Colchester
The Borough of Colchester is a local government district and borough in Essex, England, the district is named after its main town, Colchester.
Felixstowe (/ˈfiːlɨkstoʊ/) is an Edwardian seaside town and civil parish between the River Orwell and River Deben on the North Sea coast of Suffolk, England. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 23,689. It includes the Port of Felixstowe, which is the largest container port in the United Kingdom.
Population: 29,349
Latitude: 51° 57' 49.50" N
Longitude: 1° 21' 3.96" E
The Borough of Colchester is a local government district and borough in Essex, England, the district is named after its main town, Colchester.
The naval Battle of the Gabbard, also known as the Battle of Gabbard Bank, the Battle of the North Foreland or the second Battle of Nieuwpoort took place on 2–3 June 1653 (12–13 June 1653 Gregorian calendar).
Needham Market F.C. is an English football club based in Needham Market, Suffolk.
The Colchester earthquake, also known as the Great English Earthquake, occurred on the morning of 22 April 1884 at 09:18. It caused considerable damage in Colchester and the surrounding villages in Essex.
Wattisham Airfield (ICAO: EGUW) is the biggest centralised operational Army Airfield in the UK, located next to the small village of Wattisham in Suffolk, England. It is home to 3 Regiment Army Air Corps and 4 Regiment Army Air Corps. They are part …
Royal Air Force Boxted or more simply RAF Boxted is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Colchester, Essex England.
Jimmy's Farm was a documentary series, in 2002, made by Fresh One Productions for BBC Two in the UK. It featured the story of Jimmy Doherty setting up the Essex Pig Company, a rare breeds piggery on the outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk. The drama rev…
Wivenhoe Park, located on the Eastern edge of Colchester, is a multi-acre landscaped green space.
Stoke by Nayland is a village in Suffolk, England, close to the border with Essex. The village, located within Babergh district, contains many cottages and timber framed houses and all surround a large recreation field. Once the site of a monastery,…
The River Colne is a small river that runs through Colchester, England.
Harwich International Port is a North Sea seaport in Essex, England, and one of the Haven ports. It lies on the south bank of the River Stour one mile upstream from the town of Harwich, opposite Port of Felixstowe.
Colchester Institute is a large provider of further and higher education based in the town of Colchester, and includes the Centre for Music and Performing Arts, Centre for Hospitality and Food Studies, and the Professional Training Centre. Higher Ed…
Manningtree is a railway station which serves the town of Manningtree in Essex, England. Services are provided by Abellio Greater Anglia. The station is on the Great Eastern Main Line between London and Norwich and is the only station on the main li…
HM Prison Hollesley Bay, known locally as Hollesley Bay Colony (to which signposts still point) or simply The Colony, is a Category D men's prison and Young Offenders Institution, located in the village of Hollesley, about 8 miles (13 km) from the t…
Harwich was a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Flatford Mill is a Grade I listed watermill built in 1733 on the River Stour at Flatford in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England. Attached to the mill is a 17th-century miller's cottage which is also Grade I listed. The property is in Dedham Vale, a typi…
The River Deben is a river in Suffolk rising in Debenham -to be precise it has two main sources and there are others, mostly fields' runoff (excess water)- then passing through Woodbridge, turning into a tidal estuary before entering the North Sea a…
Layer Road was a Football League stadium in Colchester, England. It was only used for football matches and was the home ground of Colchester United before being replaced by the Weston Homes Community Stadium. The stadium held 6,320 spectators and wa…