--- id: b258a591-0fb2-42c8-bbd3-65637ce90dda title: Church of St James the Great, Colchester abstract: The Church of St James the Great is a Church of England parish church located in Colchester, Essex, England. It is a Grade II* listed building situated on East Hill and serves the local parish under the Diocese of Chelmsford. The document provides details on its history, architecture, administration, and notable associations. classification: primary: '23' secondary: - '24' - '728.5' udc_main_class: '2' tags: - Church of England - Colchester - Essex - Parish church - Grade II* listed - Christianity topics: - Religion - Christianity - Architecture author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:01:43.726588' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:11:10.781570' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_James_the_Great,_Colchester format: url_fetch udc_label: Christianity version: '1' --- ## Card: Church of St James the Great, Colchester The Church of St James the Great is a Church of England parish church located in Colchester, Essex, England. It is a Grade II* listed building situated on East Hill and serves the local parish under the Diocese of Chelmsford. The document provides details on its history, architecture, administration, and notable associations. ## Classification Primary: 23 | Secondary: 24, 728.5 | Tags: Church of England, Colchester, Essex, Parish church, Grade II* listed, Christianity | Topics: Religion, Christianity, Architecture ## Content St James the Great, Colchester - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 History Toggle History subsection 1.1 Present day 2 Notable people 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External links Toggle the table of contents St James the Great, Colchester Add languages Add links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates : 51°53′23″N 0°54′26″E  /  51.88976°N 0.90729°E  / 51.88976; 0.90729 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with St James the Less and St Helen Church, Colchester . Church in Essex, England Church of St James the Great, Colchester Church of St James the Great, Colchester 51°53′23″N 0°54′26″E  /  51.88976°N 0.90729°E  / 51.88976; 0.90729 Location East Hill, Colchester , Essex , CO1 2QL Country England Denomination Church of England Churchmanship Traditional Catholic History Status Active Architecture Functional status Parish church Heritage designation Grade II* listed Administration Diocese Diocese of Chelmsford Archdeaconry Archdeaconry of Colchester Deanery Colchester Parish St. James and St. Paul Colchester Clergy Bishop The Rt Revd Norman Banks ( AEO ) The Church of St James the Great is a Church of England parish church in Colchester , Essex . The church is a grade II* listed building . [ 1 ] History [ edit ] The church was originally built from the 13th to 15th centuries. It was restored from 1870 to 1871 by Samuel Sanders Teulon . [ 1 ] On 24 February 1950, the church was designated a grade II* listed building . [ 1 ] Present day [ edit ] The Church of St James the Great is part of the Parish of St. James and St. Paul Colchester in the Archdeaconry of Colchester in the Diocese of Chelmsford . [ 2 ] The parish stands in Traditional Catholic tradition of the Church of England. [ 2 ] As it rejects the ordination of women , the parish receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Richborough (currently Norman Banks ). [ 3 ] Notable people [ edit ] Robert Springett , later Bishop of Tewkesbury, served his curacy here Gallery [ edit ] Tower Rood beam Chancel References [ edit ] ^ a b c Historic England . "Church of St James and St Paul (1307051)" . National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 5 August 2017 . ^ a b "Colchester: St James the Great, Colchester" . A Church Near You . Archbishops' Council. 25 November 2016 . Retrieved 14 July 2017 . ^ "St James" . See of Richborough . Retrieved 14 July 2017 . 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