Colchester

Colchester (population 100,000) is the town in north Essex. Essex is the county in England.

People believe that Colchester is oldest Roman town that we know about in England.

Before Roman times, Colchester was "Camulodunon". This is the Celtic name that came from Camulos. Camulos was the Celtic god of war. The Romans called Colchester "Camulodunum" (written "CAMVLODVNVM").

King Cunobelinus (or "Cunobelin") was from Colchester.

Colchester was defeated by Boudicca in 61 AD.

It is twinned with Imola, Italy, Wetzlar, Germany and Avignon, France

The church at the Benedictine aabey of Saint John the Baptist was destroyed in 1539. This was when King Henry VIII confiscated the property of the Roman Catholic institutions in England (see Dissolution of the Monasteries. The only part left is the gate that people still go to visit. guided tour test guided tour test