Essex
 
| |
| Geography | |
| Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
|---|---|
| Region | East of England |
| Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area |
Ranked 11th 3,670 km² Ranked 11th 3,465 km² |
| Where Essex is run | The City of Chelmsford |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-ESS |
| ONS code | 22 |
| NUTS 3 | UKH33 |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total (2005 est.) - Density - Admin. council - Admin. pop. |
Ranked 6th 1,645,900 448 / km² Ranked 2nd 1,340,000 |
| Where the people come from | 96.8% White 1.2% S. Asian |
| Politics | |
 Essex County Council http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/ Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine | |
| The organisation that is in charge | Conservative |
| Members of Parliament | |
| Districts | |
| |
Essex is a county in the east of England. It has a population of around 1,750,000 people. It is part of the East of England region. Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, as well as being its only city. Essex has London and Hertfordshire on its western border and the whole of the east of the county is coast-line. The north of the county borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. The south of the county is on the Thames Estuary. The Dartford Tunnel can be used to drive under the River Thames between Essex and Kent.
Other large towns in Essex are Colchester, the oldest town in England, Basildon, a new town, and in the south-eastern corner of the county Southend, one of Britain's biggest seaside resorts.
There has been lots of recent debate about whether certain sections of East London should be included as parts of Essex, such as Ilford and Romford. Due to boundary changes across the years, these areas were historically in Essex but have been dissolved into the Greater London area since.
Related pages
Other websites
Media related to Essex at Wikimedia Commons
.svg){kind=small}
This short article about the United Kingdom can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.