Stanway, Essex
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| Stanway | |
  Stanway shown within Essex |
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| Population | 7,600 |
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| OS grid reference | |
| District | Colchester |
| Shire county | Essex |
| Region | East |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Colchester |
| Postcode district | CO3 |
| Dialling code | 01206 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| European Parliament | East of England |
| UK Parliament | Colchester |
| List of places: UK • England • Essex | |
Stanway is a village and civil parish near (now suburb of) Colchester.
Stanway is located approximately three miles west of Colchester town centre on the B1408 (former A12), near the junction of the A12 and the A1124 at Eight Ash Green. Colchester Zoo, Stanway (Comprehensive) School, Tollgate shopping complex and the Co-operative retail development are among prominent local amenities. Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn met at the local school. The local football team is Stanway Rovers, based at New Farm Road.
Stanway was named in the Domesday Book which was commissioned by William the Conqueror in December 1085. For a comprehensive history of Stanway, see [1].
The £4.3m A12 bypass opened in 1970. Local pubs are the Live and Let Live on Millers Lane and the Swan on London Road.
[edit] References
- 'Stanway: Introduction', A History of the County of Essex: Volume 10: Lexden Hundred (Part) including Dedham, Earls Colne and Wivenhoe (2001), pp. 259-63.
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