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'''Colchester''' (pre-Roman name Camulodunum) is a historic market town in [[England]]. It lies on the River Colne and is about 50 miles northeast of [[London]]. It was the first Roman-founded city in [[Britain]], and is claimed to be Britain's oldest recorded town. At one time it was the [[Capital city|capital]] of [[Roman Empire|Roman Britain]]. The earliest record of the town's existence is a reference by the Roman writer, [[Pliny the Elder]] in AD77.
<ref>https://www.visitcolchester.com/</ref>
<ref>https://archive.is/20130105032025/http://www.visitcolchester.com/Britains-Oldest-Town.aspx</ref>
The population of Colchester in 2014 was 180,400.<ref>http://population.city/united-kingdom/colchester/</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]
<ref>https://www.visitcolchester.com/</ref>
<ref>https://archive.is/20130105032025/http://www.visitcolchester.com/Britains-Oldest-Town.aspx</ref>
The population of Colchester in 2014 was 180,400.<ref>http://population.city/united-kingdom/colchester/</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:United Kingdom Cities and Towns]]