COLCHESTER

England · UNITED KINGDOM (GB) · 51.89°N / 0.90°E

ENG

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 2,652,618

Colchester is a city in United Kingdom with a population of 130,245. It sits at 51.89/0.90, runs on Europe/London, is 4 km from West Bergholt.

Population 130,245

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/London

All facts

fields

Country: United Kingdom
Subdivision: England
Coords: 51.89°N / 0.90°E
UTC offset: +0
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW West Bergholt England 3,215 4.5 km

SE Rowhedge England 1,626 4.5 km

SE Wivenhoe England 9,567 5.3 km

W Eight Ash Green England 1,106 5.7 km

SW Layer de la Haye England 1,656 5.8 km

N Great Horkesley England 2,476 5.8 km

S Abberton England 831 6.1 km

E Elmstead Market England 1,646 6.3 km

N Boxted England 1,004 6.6 km

NE Ardleigh England 912 6.9 km

Air access

nearby

EGSR

Earls Colne Airfield

Small airport

15.5 km

EGSQ

Clacton Airfield

Small airport

19.4 km

EGST

Elmsett Airfield

Small airport

21.3 km

EGSL

Andrewsfield Aerodrome

Small airport

31.3 km

EGSO

Crowfield Airfield

Small airport

34.6 km

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Colchester?: 130,245 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Colchester in?: Europe/London.
Which country is Colchester in?: United Kingdom (GB).
Which airport serves Colchester?: Earls Colne Airfield (EGSR).
How far is Colchester from London?: About 83 km.
Does Colchester have a university?: Not on record.
What languages are spoken in United Kingdom?: English.
What currency is used in United Kingdom?: Pound Sterling.
How many cities are in United Kingdom?: 5,903 on record.
Which admin region is Colchester in?: England.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/2652618

{
  "data": {
    "id": 2652618,
    "name": "Colchester",
    "ascii_name": "Colchester",
    "country_code": "GB",
    "population": 130245,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Europe/London",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 51.88921,
    "longitude": 0.90421
  }
}

Context

comparatives

40.5x the population of West Bergholt.
4 km from West Bergholt.
Same timezone (Europe/London) as 5,900 other cities in United Kingdom.