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Colchester
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LandmarkAbbey Field
Abbey Field is a suburb of Colchester in Essex, England. The area is best known for its eponymous grassland, owned by the Ministry of Defence, which hosts several public and community events.
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LandmarkChurches in Colchester
Colchester in Essex, England, has a number of notable churches.
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LandmarkColchester Castle
Bâti au XIe siècle au cœur du comté d'Essex, ce majestueux édifice normand possède le plus grand donjon jamais construit en Europe occidentale. Érigé en grande partie sur les ruines du temple romain de Claudius, il témoigne de la superposition fascinante des grandes heures de l'histoire anglaise. Aujourd'hui classé monument historique de grade I, ce site fortifié invite les visiteurs à plonger dans des siècles de mystères médiévaux et antiques.
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LandmarkColchester New Church
Colchester New Church is a Christian New Church in Colchester, England, which has as its theological basis the Old and New Testaments and the theological writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. Colchester New Church is part of the General Church of the New Jerusalem.
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LandmarkHollytrees Museum
Hollytrees Museum is a publicly owned museum in Castle Park in the centre of Colchester, close to Colchester Castle. It is situated in an eighteenth-century house ("Hollytrees"), which was used as a private residence until 1929, when it became a museum. The first house on the site, known as "Symnells" after its owner, was later bought by the Shaw family, and passed from John Shaw to John Shaw III and John Shaw IV.
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LandmarkSt John's Abbey, Colchester
St John's Abbey, also called Colchester Abbey, was a Benedictine monastic institution in Colchester, Essex, founded in 1095. It was dissolved in 1539. Most of the abbey buildings were subsequently demolished to construct a large private house on the site, which was itself destroyed in fighting during the 1648 siege of Colchester. The only substantial remnant is the elaborate gatehouse, while the foundations of the abbey church were only rediscovered in 2010.
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LandmarkSt Martin's Church, Colchester
St Martin's Church is an active Orthodox church, in the Antiochian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland, in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. The church stands in the centre of the city, near the town hall.
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LandmarkSt Michael's Church, Berechurch
St Michael's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the village of Berechurch, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. The church stands on the south side of Berechurch Hall Road south of the town of Colchester.
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