Old Heath
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Old Heath is a parish south-east of Colchester, Essex, England.
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Population | 6,181 (Ward 2011)[1] |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COLCHESTER |
Postcode district | CO2 |
Dialling code | 01206 |
Police | Essex |
Fire | Essex |
Ambulance | East of England |
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Old Heath has existed since Saxon times and was originally called 'Old Hythe' because it was the first port of Colchester, before Hythe (called Newehethe in 1311) took over: hythe derives from the Old English word for 'landing place'.