White City is a local name for the St. Anne's area of Colchester

Colchester

Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...

, Essex

Essex

Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...

, situated between Ipswich Road and Harwich Road. The area includes Wilson Marriage Road, Goring Road, Barkstead Road, Barnidistan Road, Alderton Road, Crown Bay's Road, Dilbridge Road, Fairhead Road and St. Annes Road.

Within the area is Willowbrook Primary School which, until 2003, was known as St. Annes County Primary School.

The name comes from World War II pilots who used the area as a navigational aid to nearby Severalls and RAF Boxted

RAF Boxted

RAF Boxted is a former World War II airfield in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately north-northeast of Colchester; about northeast of London...

airfields due to the particularly white concrete used when the roads were constructed.

A view of White City, Colchester