Myland

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Coordinates: 51°54′23″N 0°53′49″E / 51.90628°N 0.8969°E / 51.90628; 0.8969
Myland (Mile End)
Myland (Mile End)

 Myland (Mile End) shown within Essex
OS grid reference TL995275
District Colchester
Shire county Essex
Region East
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town COLCHESTER
Postcode district CO4
Police Essex
Fire Essex
Ambulance East of England
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Myland (also called "Mile End") is a civil parish in Essex, England. It is now a northern suburb of Colchester. The original village began approximately one mile north of the centre of Colchester which probably accounts for its name. This has varied over the centuries but essentially with the same meaning. It is the only part of Colchester to be a civil parish.

Myland rises from about 19 metres in the south to about 50 metres in the north. It is within easy driving distance of Sudbury and Ipswich.

The earliest record of the original village is from 1254 when Mile End became a separate church parish. In the English Civil War, Colonel Fothergill's fort, a major Roundhead stronghold was located in the village. Daniel Defoe held a long lease on Tubswick, an ancient house in the village which burned down on 7 December 2009. He is said to have leased Tubswick for his daughter. His book "Moll Flanders" mentions Mile End.

Colchester Borough Council has decreed that more than three thousand homes must be built in Myland. This will mean massive and irreversible change for the Myland community and, not surprisingly, there is strong local opposition, wholeheartedly supported by Colchester's MP, Sir Bob Russell. The larger development, of 1,600 homes, is on greenfield land and includes a new primary school, a new secondary school, a retail area and a community centre, all to be completed by 2021. The smaller development will add some 1,500 new homes on the former Severalls Hospital site, plus a primary school and community centre.

Myland Community Council, founded in 1999, actively represents the interests of the Myland comunity. It's Clerk and Chief Financial Officer is Mrs Helen Harris. The Council is chaired by Pete Hewitt.

The parish has two public houses, 'The Bricklayer's' and 'The Dog and Pheasant', as well as three churches/chapels. These are St. Michael's Parish Church (Church of England), a Methodist chapel and a Catholic church. There are two primary schools, Myland (in Mill Rd) and Queen Boudica (off Turner Rd). Both Colchester General Hospital and the private Oaks Hospital are to be found in the parish.

Despite its size, Myland has no community centre.

Myland has two areas of playing fields. Both are owned and maintained by the Borough Council. To the west, Mile End Playing Fields offer facilities for football and cricket while to the east, Mill Road Playing Fields are home to Colchester Rugby Club, supporting rugby union, cricket and archery.

Colchester United F.C.'s ground, The Weston Homes Community Stadium, is on the Cuckoo Farm/Severalls development in the north of the parish.


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Towns and villages of the Colchester borough of Essex, England
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