Colchester

Meanings

1. A city, local government district, and borough in Essex, England, the oldest town in England.
2. A community in the town of Essex, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.
3. A place in the United States:
4. A town and census-designated place therein, in New London County, Connecticut.
5. A city and township in McDonough County, Illinois.
6. A town in Delaware County, New York.
7. A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named after the Earl of Colchester.
8. An unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia.
9. A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa.

Etymology

From Old English Colneċeaster, equivalent to Colne (a Celtic-named river) + Old English ceaster (“a Roman town”).