Map of Colchester, United Kingdom
Colchester is a city in England, United Kingdom, with a population of about 130,245. It lies at 51.8892°N, 0.9042°E. Colchester is about 83 km (51 mi) northeast of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Clacton-on-Sea, 21 km to the southeast.
Colchester at a glance
Country
Region
England
Population
130,245GeoNames
Coordinates
51.8892, 0.904251°53′21″N 0°54′15″E
Time zone
Europe/LondonUTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Distance to London
83 km (51 mi)
Where is Colchester?
- Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
- Daylight ranges from about 7 h 46 min on the shortest day to 16 h 43 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).
Cities near Colchester
- Clacton-on-Sea — 21 km southeast
- Braintree — 24 km west
- Ipswich — 26 km northeast
- Chelmsford — 34 km southwest
- Southend-on-Sea — 41 km south
- Bury St Edmunds — 42 km north
- Billericay — 44 km southwest
- South Benfleet — 44 km southwest
- Canvey Island — 47 km southwest
- Basildon — 47 km southwest
Largest cities in England
- London — 8,961,989
- Birmingham — 1,157,603
- Manchester — 568,996
- Sheffield — 556,500
- Leeds — 536,280
- Liverpool — 496,770
- Bristol — 479,024
- Leicester — 368,600
- Bradford — 366,187
- Coventry — 345,324
Largest cities in United Kingdom
- London — 8,961,989
- Birmingham — 1,157,603
- Glasgow — 626,410
- Manchester — 568,996
- Sheffield — 556,500
- Leeds — 536,280
- Edinburgh — 514,990
- Liverpool — 496,770
- Bristol — 479,024
- Cardiff — 372,089
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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.