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{{Infobox English county

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| official_name = Essex

|+ <big>'''Essex'''</big>

| locator_map = [[File:Essex UK locator map 2010.svg|250px]]<br />Ceremonial Essex within England<hr />

|-

| coordinates = {{coord|51|45|N|0|35|E|region:GB_type:adm1st|display=title, inline}}

| colspan=2 style="text-align: center; background: white;"|[[Image:Flag_of_Essex.svg|200px]]<br>[[Image:EnglandEssex.png]]

| region = [[East of England|East]]

|-

| established_date = [[Historic counties of England|Ancient]]

| colspan=2 style="background: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bolder;" | Geography

| lord_lieutenant_office = Lord Lieutenant of Essex

|-

| lord_lieutenant_name = [[Jennifer Tolhurst]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-of-essex-jennifer-tolhurst|title=Lord-Lieutenant of Essex: Jennifer Tolhurst|website=GOV.UK|language=en|access-date=13 April 2020}}</ref>

! width="45%" | Status

| high_sheriff_office = High Sheriff of Essex

|[[Ceremonial counties of England|Ceremonial]] & (smaller) [[Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England|Non-metropolitan]] county

| high_sheriff_name =

|-

<!-- | area_total_km2 = 3670 --> <!-- Unknown field -->

<!-- | area_total_rank = 11th --> <!-- Unknown field -->

|[[East of England]]

| ethnicity = {{ubl|85.1% White British|5.2% Other White|3.7% Asian|2.5% Black|2.4% Mixed|1.1% Other|(2021)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.essex.gov.uk/dataset/ex6gx/census-2021-ethnicity-language-and-religion |title=Census 2021 - Ethnicity, Language, and Religion |publisher=Essex County Council |access-date=26 May 2025}}</ref>}}

|-

| county_council = [[Essex County Council]]

! style="font-weight: normal;" | '''[[Surface area|Area]]'''<br />- Total<br />- Admin. council<br />- Admin. area

| unitary_council1 = [[Southend-on-Sea City Council]]

|[[List of ceremonial counties of England by area|Ranked 11th]]<br />[[1 E9 m²|3,670]] [[square kilometre|km²]]<br />[[List of non-metropolitan counties of England by area|Ranked 11th]]<br />3,465 km²

| unitary_council2 = [[Thurrock Council]]

|-

| admin_hq = [[Chelmsford]]

!Where Essex is run

<!--| area_council_km2 = 3465 --> <!-- Field ignored per [[Template:Infobox English county/doc]] -->

|[[The City of Chelmsford]]

<!-- | area_council_rank = 11th -->  <!-- Unknown field -->

|-

| iso_code = GB-ESS

![[ISO 3166-2:GB|ISO 3166-2]]

<!-- | ons_code = 22 --> <!-- Unknown field -->

|GB-ESS

| gss_code = E10000012

|-

| nuts_code = UKH33

![[ONS coding system|ONS code]]

| districts_map = [[File:Essex numbered districts.svg|200px]]

| districts_key = {{Colorsample|#FEFE77}} Unitary {{Colorsample|#FEC1E9}} County council area

|-

| districts_list = # [[Uttlesford]]

# [[Braintree District|Braintree]]

# [[City of Colchester|Colchester]]

|-

# [[Tendring District|Tendring]]

| colspan=2 style="background: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bolder;" | Demographics

|-

! style="font-weight: normal;" | '''[[Population]]'''<br />- Total ({{English statistics year}})<br />- [[Density]]<br />- Admin. council<br />- Admin. pop.

|[[List of ceremonial counties of England by population|Ranked {{English cerem counties|RNK=Essex}}]]<br />{{English cerem counties|POP=Essex}}<br />{{English cerem counties|DEN=Essex}} / km²<br />[[List of non-metropolitan counties of England by population|Ranked {{English admin counties|RNK=Essex}}]]<br />{{English admin counties|POP=Essex}}

|96.8% White<br />1.2% S. Asian

|-

| colspan=2 style="background: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bolder;" | Politics

|colspan=2 align=center|[[Image:Arms of Essex.svg|100px|Arms of Essex County Council]]<br />Essex County Council<br />http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123083025/http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/ |date=2010-11-23 }}

|-

|{{English county control|CTY=Essex}}

|-

![[MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005|Members of Parliament]]

|

* [[David Amess]]

* [[John Baron]]

* [[Simon Burns]]

* [[Bob Russell (politician)|Bob Russell]]

* [[Bob Spink]]

* [[John Whittingdale]]

|-

| colspan=2 style="background: #f0f0f0; font-weight: bolder;" | Districts

|-

|colspan=2|{{center|1=[[Image:Essex numbered districts.svg|250px]]}}

# [[Uttlesford]]

# [[Braintree (district)|Braintree]]

# [[Colchester (borough)|Colchester]]

# [[Tendring]]

# [[Harlow]]

# [[Harlow]]

# [[Epping Forest (district)|Epping Forest]]

# [[Epping Forest District|Epping Forest]]

# [[Chelmsford (borough)|Chelmsford]]

# [[City of Chelmsford|Chelmsford]]

# [[Maldon (district)|Maldon]]

# [[Maldon District|Maldon]]

# [[Brentwood (borough)|Brentwood]]

# [[Borough of Brentwood|Brentwood]]

# [[Basildon (district)|Basildon]]

# [[Borough of Basildon|Basildon]]

# [[Rochford (district)|Rochford]]

# [[Rochford District|Rochford]]

# [[Castle Point]]

# [[Castle Point]]

# [[Southend-on-Sea]] (Unitary)

# [[Southend-on-Sea]]

# [[Thurrock]] (Unitary)

|}

* [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Lib Dem]]: 1

| largest_city = [[Southend-on-Sea]]

| image3 = Saffron Walden - Sun Inn (former), Church St from W.jpg

| image_caption = '''Upper''': the Hythe, [[Maldon]]

}}

'''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 (place name)|Britain]]'s first city''',''' and [[Southend-on-Sea]], one of the country's biggest seaside resorts.

'''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 (place name)|Britain]]'s first city''',''' and [[Southend-on-Sea]], one of the country's biggest seaside resorts.

== Essex Media ==

== Essex Media ==

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File:St Peters Chapel.jpg|[[Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall|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]]

File:St Peters Chapel.jpg|[[Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall|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]]