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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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3193:Central Bedfordshire
2133:The Elections Centre
1402:Colchester Town Hall
960:Essex County Council
298: • Density
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2958:Walton-on-the-Naze
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