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'''Colchester''' 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]].<ref>https://www.visitcolchester.com/</ref>
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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.
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<ref>https://www.visitcolchester.com/</ref>
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<ref>https://archive.is/20130105032025/http://www.visitcolchester.com/Britains-Oldest-Town.aspx</ref>
    
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