Essex
 
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| 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 | |
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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 one of three cities in the county alongside Colchester, known to be Britain's first city, and Southend-on-Sea, one of the country's biggest seaside resorts.
Essex has Greater 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 include Basildon, Braintree and Harwich.
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.
Essex Media
Location of the ceremonial county of Essex within England.
St Peters Chapel, Bradwell. Established by St Cedd, the patron saint of Essex around 662, built on the site of the abandoned Roman fort of Othona
Hedingham Castle and garden
Atlas created by cartographer Christopher Saxton in 1576 as part of his 'Atlas of the Counties of England and Wales'. Contains hand-written marginal notes.
Map of the historic county and its constituent hundreds
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colchester claims to be Britain's first city.
Results of the 2024 UK general election in Essex
The coat of arms of Essex County Council
Related pages
Other websites
Media related to Essex at Wikimedia Commons
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