Oyster Feast

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The Oyster Feast is the centrepiece of the annual civic calendar in the ancient borough of Colchester located in Essex in the East of England.

Origins

Colchester obtained rights to the Colne oyster fishery under the provisions of its Royal Charter granted in 1189. The feast has its origins in the St Denis Fair dating to the 14th Century. The modern feast dates to 1845 when it was brought onto the civic calendar by Mayor of Colchester Thomas Wolton.

External Links

[Oyster Feast] (Andrew Phillips, Essex County Standard, 7 October 2005)

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