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The District of Colchester, which was at first part of Halifax County, was established as a county in its own right in 1835. In 1838 a distinct line of division between Cumberland County and Colchester County was established. Two years later, in 1840, the Township of Parrsboro was divided and part
Name Address Coordinates Government recognition (CRHP №) Image C.B. Archibald House 86 Queen Street Truro NS : Nova Scotia (),Truro municipality () : Upload Photo: Peter McGregor Archibald House
[6] [7] [b] It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 Census. [1] The demonym is Colcestrian. [8] Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colchester therefore claims to be Britain's first city.
The history of the town and surrounding county is preserved at the Colchester Historical Museum (c.1900-1901), which is designated under the provincial Heritage Property Act. [ 8 ] History
The Colchester Garrison has been an important military base since the Roman era. The first permanent military garrison in Colchester was established by the Legio XX Valeria Victrix in AD 43 following the Claudian invasion of Britain. Colchester was an important barracks during the Napoleonic Wars and throughout the Victorian era.
The Boudiccan revolt saw Colchester razed, but it was rebuilt. Following the collapse of Roman authority, Essex was settled by Saxons, and in the 6th century the kingdom of the East Saxons, from which Essex gets its name, emerged. The early East Saxons were pagan, but were converted to Christianity by Cedd, who is now the county's patron saint ...
Onslow Township marker. Onslow is a rural, unincorporated Canadian community in central Colchester County, Nova Scotia.The community is located along the north bank of the Salmon River, opposite the town of Truro and is largely a farming area.
History of Colchester; 0–9. 4th Essex Battery, Royal Field Artillery; 339th (Essex Royal Horse Artillery) Field Battery, Royal Artillery; 1961 Colchester by ...