Stanway, a Civil Parish and Village within the Colchester Borough in the English County of Essex
The Stanway village is also a civil parish within the Borough of Colchester in the Essex County, England. It is located close to Colchester and is now well-known as a suburb. The name of the village is an Anglo-Saxon term referring to the “stone way” of the Roman road, presently the A12. The village is around 3 miles west of the town centre of Colchester on the B1408 near the intersection of A1124 and A12.
Food, Shopping and accommodation in Stanway
Tollgate is the shopping destination in Stanway and Colchester and even in Essex County. It offers a broad range of high street brands and stores such as Next, Boots, Argos, Sports Direct, Dreams and more. There are also plenty of places to eat and drink in Tollgate to make shopping more enjoyable and convenient. Aside from the dining establishments in Tollgate, there are also several other restaurants, pubs, and coffee shops in this village. For guest accommodation, Colchester serves the needs of the village’s visitors.
Things to See and Do in Stanway
A place of interest in the village is the grave of the “Druid of Colchester “ which was discovered just off the A12. An investigation of an archaeological team on the layout of five ancient ditched enclosures that were pinpointed through aerial photographs led to the discovery. This was before the expansion of the Stanway Sand & Gravel quarry.
Some distance away from the Harvester Restaurant, there are several interesting places worthy of a visit while staying in this town. There is the Colchester Castle, and Castle Park the Highwoods Country Park, the Colchester Zoo, the Colchester Art Centre, the Beth Chatto Gardens, the East Anglian Railway Museum, the Colchester’s Natural History Museum and much more.