Greenstead
suburb of Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom
Greenstead is a large residential suburb and electoral ward in Colchester district of Essex, England. It is an eastern suburb of the built up area of Colchester. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 14,377.
Geography
Greenstead rises from about 5 meters in the south-west of the ward, to about 40 meters, near the Greenstead Estate. It is within 30 minutes driving time of Ipswich, Clacton-on-Sea and Harwich.
The ward contains a council estate which when built was one of the largest in the country, as well as three churches. These are St Andrew's Church (Church of England), an Evangelical church, and a Catholic church. There are two primary schools: Hazelmere Junior School (on Hawthorn Avenue), and Unity Primary Academy (on Hickory Avenue). There is also Colchester Academy (formerly Sir Charles Lucas Arts College), a secondary school.
Within the Salary Brook nature reserve, lies Salary Brook, a tributary to the River Colne.
“Greenstead” enters the record as suburb of Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Greenstead, suburb and Colchester can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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