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Brightlingsea Regent F.C.
Brightlingsea Regent Football Club is an English football club based in Brightlingsea, Essex. Formed by a merger of Brightlingsea United and Regent Park Rangers in 2005, they are currently members of the and play at North Road. History Brightlingsea United was founded in 1928 by a merger of Brightlingsea Athletic (originally established as Wesley Guild in 1908, before being reformed in 1921) and Brightlingsea Town (established as Brightlingsea Juniors in 1919).Blakeman, M (2010) ''The Official History of the Eastern Counties Football League 1935-2010, Volume II'' The new club played in Division One of the Essex & Suffolk Border League, and in 1929 moved to the North Road ground. They were runners-up in Division One (Junior) in 1929–30,2016-2017 Official Handbook Essex & Suffolk Bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brightlingsea
Brightlingsea (, traditionally , , ) is a coastal town and civil parish in the Tendring District, Tendring district of Essex, England. It is situated between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea, at the mouth of the River Colne, Essex, River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek. At the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census, it had a population of 8,076. The town is an active though small port. Its traditional industries included fishery (with a renowned oyster fishery) and shipbuilding. With the decline of these industries, the town is largely a dormitory town for Colchester. Brightlingsea is a limb of Sandwich, Kent, Sandwich, one of the Cinque Ports. The town retains an active ceremonial connection with the Cinque Ports, electing a Deputy from a guild of Freeman (Colonial), Freemen. Brightlingsea was for many years twinned with French oyster fishery port Marennes, Charente-Maritime, but the relationship fell into disuse. In the mid-1990s, the port of Brightlingsea was used for the expor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
