Essex
Colchester
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Colchester is best known as Britain's oldest recorded town, Roman Camulodunum, for its huge Norman castle and its garrison history.
Postcode districts: CO1, CO2, CO3
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Colchester claims to be Britain's oldest recorded town, founded as Camulodunum, the first capital of Roman Britain, before it was famously sacked by Queen Boudica's rebellion in AD 60. It has a huge Norman castle keep — the largest in Europe — built on the ruins of a Roman temple, along with surviving Roman walls. A long-standing garrison town in Essex, Colchester gained city status in 2022 and has a busy rental market with direct trains to London.
Source notes: Summarised from Wikipedia ("Colchester", Wikidata Q41730 region; Q661 region; Q28148 region; Q193361 region; Q202059 region; Q184674) and Colchester City Council / Colchester Castle information.
Page prepared 2026-11-07. Figures come from the official sources named on each card; where we don't have reliable data we say so.