Colchester Detectives have been operating in Colchester and the South East for almost 20 years.
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During the siege of Colchester in the Civil War, a Royalist sniper known as One-Eyed Thompson sat in the belfry of the church of St Mary-at-the-Walls (Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall) and was given the nickname Humpty Dumpty.
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Colchester is the largest town within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.
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At the time of the census in 2001 Colchester had a population of 104,390.
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Colchester is the oldest recorded Roman town in Britain.
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Colchester claims to be the oldest town in Britain.
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Colchester was for a time the capital of Roman Britain and also claims to have the United Kingdom's oldest recorded market.
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Colchester is 60 miles (97 km) northeast of London.
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Colchester is connected to the capital by the A12 road and the Great Eastern Main Line.
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Many of Colchester's parish churches date from this period.
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In 1189, Colchester was granted its first royal charter by King Richard I (Richard the Lionheart.)
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Colchester developed rapidly during the later fourteenth century as a centre of the woollen cloth industry, and became famous in many parts of Europe for its russets (fabrics of a grey-brown colour).
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Colchester is noted for its Victorian architecture.
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Since 2006, Colchester has been one of 12 places in the UK where Royal Salutes are fired to mark Royal anniversaries and visits by foreign heads of state.
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Colchester competes in the Twin Town Games against Wetzlar, Avignon, Orléans, Tarragona, and Siena.
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One of Colchester's twin towns is Wetzlar, Germany (1969).
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One of Colchester's twin towns is Avignon, France (1972).
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One of Colchester's twin towns is Imola, Italy (1997).
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Colchester is reputed to be the home of three of the best known English nursery rhymes: 'Old King Cole', 'Humpty Dumpty' and 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'.
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Local legend places Colchester as the seat of King Cole (or Coel) of the rhyme Old King Cole, a legendary ancient king of Britain.
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Colchester is also the most widely credited source of the rhyme Humpty Dumpty.
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Colchester has also been suggested as one of the potential sites of Camelot, on account of having been the capital of Roman Britain and its ancient name of Camulodunum.
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