ColchesterColchester ( KO(H)L-chest-ər, -chist-) is a city in north-eastern Essex, England. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 130,245, making it the second-largest settlement in Essex, after Southend-on-Sea. It gives its name to the wider Colchester local government district which also covers an extensive surrounding area. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital.
River WellandLowland river in the east of EnglandThe River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some 65 miles (105 km) long. It drains part of the Midlands eastwards to The Wash. The river rises in the Hothorpe Hills, at Sibbertoft in Northamptonshire, then flows generally northeast to Market Harborough, Stamford and Spalding, to reach The Wash near Fosdyke.
Cottingham, NorthamptonshireCottingham is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. It can trace its history back to Roman times. Cotingeham is listed in the Domesday Book and is also mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It is located north-west of the town of Corby and is administered as part of that town's borough. At the time of the 2001 census, Cottingham parish's population was 912, reducing slightly to 906 at the 2011 census.
CambridgeCity and district in Cambridgeshire, EnglandCity and non-metropolitan district in EnglandCambridge ( ) is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, 55 miles (89 km) north of London.
ChesterCity in Cheshire, EnglandCity in EnglandChester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, very close to the England–Wales border. It had a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West and Chester. It is the historic county town of Cheshire and the second-largest settlement in Cheshire after Warrington.
Roman BritainRoman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain. The occupation lasted from 43 AD to 410 AD. Britain was invaded by Julius Caesar in 55 and 54 BC as part of the Gallic Wars. According to Caesar, the Britons had been overrun or culturally assimilated by the Belgae during the British Iron Age and had been aiding Caesar's enemies.
Roman roadsRoman roads (Latin: viae Romanae; singular: via Romana; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Republic and, later, the Roman Empire. They provided efficient means for the overland movement of armies, officials, civilians, inland carriage of official communications, and trade goods.
Roman legionThe Roman legion (Latin: legiō, Latin: [ˈɫɛɡioː]) was the largest military unit of the Roman army, composed of Roman citizens serving as legionaries. During the Roman Republic the manipular legion comprised 4,200 infantry and 300 cavalry. In late Republican times the legions were formed of 5,200 men and were restructured around 10 cohorts, the first cohort being double strength.
Orwell, CambridgeshireOrwell is a rural village outside Cambridge in South Cambridgeshire, England. The Prime Meridian passes the eastern edge of Orwell. HistoryThe village of Orwell grew around the well that gave it its name and the Roman road that runs to Cambridge runs alongside the village. Listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Ordeuuella, (Ord Wella, in Old English) the village's name means "spring by a pointed hill".
Trinity College, CambridgeLocationTrinity StreetFull nameThe College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity within the Town and University of Cambridge of King Henry the Eighth's FoundationLatin nameCollegium TrinitatisMottoVirtus Vera Nobilitas (Latin)Motto in EnglishVirtue is true nobilityFounderHenry VIII of EnglandEstablished1546 (1546)Named afterThe Holy TrinityFormer namesKing's Hall and Michaelhouse (until merged in 1546)Sister collegeChrist Church, OxfordMasterSir David BaulcombeUndergraduates735 (2022–23)Postgraduates336 (2022–23)Endowment£2.02bn (2023)VisitorCharles III, The Crownex officioWebsitetrin.cam.ac.ukStudents' unionwww.tcsu.netBA societybasociety.netBoat clubFirst and Third Trinity Boat ClubMapLocation within Central CambridgeShow map of Central CambridgeLocation within CambridgeShow map of CambridgeTrinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.Woodwardian Professor of GeologyThe Woodwardian Professor of Geology is a professorship held in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Cambridge. It was founded by John Woodward in 1728 under the title of Professor of Fossils.Charles Mason (geologist)Charles Mason (c. 1698 – 18 December 1770) was an academic and a clergyman of the Church of England. Education and clerical lifeHe was schooled at Wem, Shropshire, and became a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge in 1725. At Trinity he gained a BA in 1723, an MA in 1726, was incorporated at Oxford in 1731 and went on to be awarded a BD from Trinity College, Cambridge in 1736 and a DD, in 1749.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.