Colchester is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.
At the time of the census in 2001 it had a population of 104,390. The Essex County Standard of September 4 2009 said that "Government estimates" made Colchester the largest borough in the county and further said that "the population of Colchester and its surrounding towns and villages had reached 181,000 by the middle of 2008". As the oldest recorded Roman town in the British Isles, Colchester claims to be the oldest town in Britain. It was for a time the capital of Roman Britain and also claims to have the United Kingdom's oldest recorded market
Colchester is 56 miles northeast of London. It is connected to the capital by the A12 road and the Great Eastern Main Line.
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