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survey of 1086. The earliest known borough charter dates from 1189, but that charter appears to confirm pre-existing borough rights rather than being the foundation of a new borough. The borough was reformed in 1836 to become a
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on the High Street. The current building was completed in 1902 on a site which had been occupied by
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celebrations in 2022, the borough of Colchester was granted
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425: • Summer (
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3182:Central Bedfordshire
2122:The Elections Centre
1391:Colchester Town Hall
949:Essex County Council
287: • Density
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2947:Walton-on-the-Naze
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109:Sovereign state
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2797:
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2780:
2778:Chipping Ongar
2775:
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540:
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527:to the south,
516:in the south.
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3431:
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3426:
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3423:North Norfolk
3421:
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3329:
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3320:
3318:
3315:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3298:
3295:
3293:
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3285:
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