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| Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
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| Origin | Historic |
| Region | East of England |
| Area - Total - Admin. The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are one of the four levels of Subdivisions of England used for the purposes of Local government outside Greater London The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. council - Admin. area |
Ranked 11th 3,670 km² (1,417 sq mi) Ranked 11th 3,465 km² (1,338 sq mi) |
| Admin HQ | Chelmsford |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-ESS |
| ONS code | 22 |
| NUTS 3 | UKH33 |
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| Population - Total (2006 est. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Area. See also Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by area Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. ISO 3166-2GB is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to the United Kingdom. The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating Census and other statistical data The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, ( NUTS) for the French nomenclature d'unités territoriales statistiques, is a Geocode In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology ) - Density - Admin. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume council - Admin. pop. |
Ranked 6th 1,670,000 454/km² (1,176/sq mi) Ranked 2nd 1,361,200 |
| Ethnicity | 96. This is a List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population. This is a list of non-metropolitan counties of England by population. 8% White 1. 2% S. Asian |
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 Essex County Council http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/ |
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Energy policy In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in the district of Rochford produced the 9th highest average carbon emissions Politics A subdivision of the county of Essex, the Non-metropolitan district is served by Maldon District Council History The current district was formed on April 1, 1974 from the borough of Chelmsford and most of the Chelmsford Rural District. Energy policy In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in Uttlesford produced the highest average carbon emissions in the country Etymology There are these theories about the origin of its name- From Anglo-Saxon tynder = " Tinder " "place where tinder The borough It lies on the River Thames just to the east of London. The counties of England are territorial divisions of England for the purposes of administrative political and geographical demarcation The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The county town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley, close to the Hertfordshire border, which reaches 482 feet. A county town is the 'capital' of a County in the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland. Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. Langley is a Village and Civil parish in the English county of Essex, seven Miles west-south-west of Saffron Walden. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of
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Divisions and environs
The area under the control of the county council, or shire county, is divided into a number of local government districts. A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. They are Harlow, Epping Forest, Brentwood, Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford, Maldon, Chelmsford, Uttlesford, Braintree, Colchester and Tendring. Harlow is a New town and local government district in Essex, England. Settlement The north east of the district is rural and sparsely populated for an area so close to London; it includes the town of Chipping Ongar and surrounding History It is named after the town of Brentwood which is the main development in the area Basildon district council The District Council is Conservative dominated History The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the Benfleet Urban District and the Canvey Island Urban District. Energy policy In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in the district of Rochford produced the 9th highest average carbon emissions Politics A subdivision of the county of Essex, the Non-metropolitan district is served by Maldon District Council History The current district was formed on April 1, 1974 from the borough of Chelmsford and most of the Chelmsford Rural District. Energy policy In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas showed that housing in Uttlesford produced the highest average carbon emissions in the country Etymology There are these theories about the origin of its name- From Anglo-Saxon tynder = " Tinder " "place where tinder [1] Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea are unitary authorities which form part of the county for various functions such as Lord Lieutenant but do not come under county council control. The borough It lies on the River Thames just to the east of London. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British Monarch 's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription with varying [2] Essex Police also covers the two unitary authorities. Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial police force with responsibility for policing the County of Essex in the East of England. [3]
The ceremonial county, the area including the unitary authorities, has boundaries to the east with the coastline of the North Sea; to the south with the northern bank, or estuary, of the River Thames and Kent; to the south west with Greater London; to the west with Hertfordshire across the River Lee and the Stort; to the north west with Cambridgeshire; and to the north with Suffolk, mostly marked by the River Stour. The North Sea is a marginal, Epeiric sea of the Atlantic Ocean on the European Continental shelf. The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of River Lee may refer to The River Lee (England The River Lee (Ireland The Stort Navigation is the canalised section of the River Stort running 22 km from the town of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire downstream History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. The River Stour is a River in East Anglia, England. It is 76 km (47 m long and forms most of the county boundary between Suffolk to the
History
The name Essex derives from the East Seaxe or East Saxons. Essex is a county in the East of England which originated as the ancient Kingdom of Essex and one of the seven kingdoms or Heptarchy, that went The Kingdom of Essex was traditionally founded by Aescwine in 527 AD, occupying territory to the north of the River Thames, incorporating much of what would later become Middlesex and Hertfordshire, though its territory was later restricted to lands east of the River Lee. The Kingdom of Essex ( Est Seaxna "East Saxons" was one of the seven traditional kingdoms of the so-called Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy) was founded Aescwine (Erchenwin (494-587 was born in ancient Saxony in northern Germany. For the political lobbying groups see 527 groups Events By Place Byzantine Empire April 1 — Byzantine Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The River Lee or River Lea in England originates in Leagrave Park, Leagrave, Luton in the Chiltern Hills and flows generally southeast [4] It is through this origin as one of the 'Saxon' kingdoms that Essex is specifically not part of the region known as East Anglia (the latter comprising Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire), settled by tribes calling themselves 'Anglian'. East Anglia is often used as a shorthand for the Kingdom of the East Angles. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate Colchester in the north east of the county is Britain's oldest recorded town, dating back to before the Roman conquest, when it was known as Camulodunon, and was sufficiently well-developed to have its own mint. Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England.
Essex County Council was formed in 1889. However, the County Borough of West Ham, and from 1915 the County Borough of East Ham, formed part of the county but were not under county council control. West Ham was a local government district in the extreme south west of Essex from 1886 to 1965 forming part of the built-up area of London, although outside the East Ham was a local government district in the far south west of Essex from 1878 to 1965 [5] Southend-on-Sea also formed a county borough from 1914 to 1974. [6] The boundary with Greater London was established in 1965 when the former area of the East Ham and West Ham county boroughs and of the Barking, Chingford, Dagenham, Hornchurch, Ilford, Leyton, Romford, Walthamstow and Wanstead and Woodford districts[5] was transferred to form the London boroughs of Barking, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, and Waltham Forest; an area similar to that known as Metropolitan Essex. Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. Barking was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1894 to 1965 Chingford was a local government district in south west Essex from 1894 to 1965 around the town of Chingford. Dagenham was a local government district in south west Essex from 1926 to 1965 covering the parish of Dagenham. Hornchurch was a local government district in south west Essex from 1926 to 1965 Ilford was a local government district in south west Essex, England from 1890 to 1965 covering the parish of Ilford. Leyton was a local government district in south west Essex from 1894 to 1965 around the town of Leyton. Romford was a local government district in south west Essex from 1894 to 1965 Walthamstow was a local government district in south west Essex from 1894 to 1965 around the town of Walthamstow. Wanstead and Woodford was a local government district in south west Essex from 1934 to 1965 The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. [7]
Essex became part of the East of England Government Office Region in 1994 and was statistically counted as part of that region from 1999, having previously been part of the South East England region. The East of England is one of the nine official Regions of England. The region, also known as the government office region, is currently the highest tier of local government sub-national entity of England, with only one South East England is one of the nine official Regions of England. In 1998 the districts of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock separated from the shire county of Essex becoming unitary districts. The borough It lies on the River Thames just to the east of London. A non-metropolitan county or shire county in England, is a county-level entity which is not a Metropolitan county. See also Independent city A unitary authority is a type of Local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all Local government functions
Population and settlement
The pattern of settlement in the county is diverse. The London Green Belt has effectively prevented the further sprawl of London into the county, although it contains the new towns of Basildon and Harlow, originally developed to resettle Londoners following the destruction of London housing in World War II but since much expanded. In United Kingdom town planning, the Green belt is a policy for controlling urban growth A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically Basildon (ˈbæzɪldən is a New Town located in south Essex, England at. Harlow is a New town and local government district in Essex, England. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Epping Forest also acts as a protected barrier to the further spread of London. Epping Forest is an area of ancient Woodland in south-east England, straddling the border between north-east Greater London and Essex. Much of the Epping Forest district, consisting of the residential towns of Chigwell, Waltham Abbey, Loughton and Buckhurst Hill, is more developed and forms part of the Greater London Urban Area. Settlement The north east of the district is rural and sparsely populated for an area so close to London; it includes the town of Chipping Ongar and surrounding Chigwell is a Civil parish and town in the Epping Forest district of Essex. Waltham Abbey is a Market Town of about 20400 people in the south west of the county of Essex, in the East of England region Loughton (ˈlaʊtən or lau-ton) is a town and Civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. Buckhurst Hill is a suburban town in the Epping Forest district of Essex. The Greater London Urban Area is the Conurbation or continuous urban area based around London, in south east England with an estimated population of 8505000
Because of its proximity to London and the economic magnetism which that city exerts, many of Essex's settlements function as dormitory towns or villages where London workers raise their families. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. A commuter town is an urban community that is primarily residential from which most of the Workforce commute out to earn their livelihood Essex is known for being the origin of the political term Essex man, and of the Essex girl joke. Essex man, also known as Mondeo Man a stereotypical figure popularised in 1990s England. " Essex girl " is a Pejorative term used in the United Kingdom, to imply someone is a stereotypically promiscuous blonde unintelligent woman from
Part of the south east of the county, already containing the major population centres of Southend and Thurrock, is within the Thames Gateway and designated for further development. The borough It lies on the River Thames just to the east of London. The Thames Gateway is an area of land stretching 40 miles (60 km east from inner East London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary. To the north of the Green Belt, with the exception of major towns such as Colchester and Chelmsford, the county is rural, with many small towns, villages and hamlets largely built in the traditional materials of timber and brick, with clay tile or thatched roofs. Colchester ( /ˈkəʊltʃɛstə/ is a town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester, in Essex, England. Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford.
Transport
The main airport in Essex is London Stansted Airport, serving destinations in Europe and North America; Southend Airport, [1] once one of Britain's busiest airports, is undergoing redevelopment, but still has limited passenger flights to destinations such as the Channel Islands. London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 London Southend Airport or Southend Airport is a regional airport in south east England, in the county of Essex. The Channel Islands ( Norman: Îles d'la Manche, French: Îles Anglo-Normandes or Îles de la Manche) are a group of Islands There are several smaller airfields, some of which owe their origins to air force bases built during World War I or World War II. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including These are popular for pleasure flights; examples include Clacton Airfield [2] and Stapleford Aerodrome. History Clacton was the site of the lower Palaeolithic Clactonian industry of flint tool manufacture Stapleford Aerodrome is an airfield in the Epping Forest district of Essex, England near to the village of Abridge. [3]
The port of Tilbury is one of Britain's three major ports, while the port of Harwich links the county to the Hook of Holland and Esbjerg. Tilbury is a town in the borough of Thurrock, Essex, England. Harwich (ˈhærɪdʒ is a town in Essex England and one of the Haven ports, located on the coast with the North Sea The Hook of Holland ( Dutch: Hoek van Holland - literally "Corner of Holland" also known in English as the Hook, is a town in A service to Cuxhaven closed in December 2005. Cuxhaven is a large independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Despite the road crossing to Dartford in Kent across the River Thames, a pedestrian ferry to Gravesend, Kent still operates from Tilbury during limited hours, and there are foot ferries operating across some of the county's rivers and estuaries during the summer months. The Dartford Crossing joins Dartford and Thurrock across the River Thames, to the east of London. Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. It is situated in the northwest corner of Kent, England, 16 miles (25 km east south-east KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex.
The M25 motorway and M11 motorway both cross the county, and the A12 and A13 trunk roads are important radial routes from London. To see information about the M25 motorway under construction in Ireland, see N25 road. This page is about the M11 motorway in England For the M11 motorway in the Republic of Ireland see N11 road. There is an extensive public transport network. [4]
The main rail routes include:
- two lines from the City of London to Southend-on-Sea, operated by c2c from Fenchurch Street (including a route via Tilbury) and National Express East Anglia from Liverpool Street,
- the Great Eastern Main Line from Liverpool Street connecting Harwich and onwards into Suffolk and Norfolk
- the West Anglia Main Linefrom Liverpool Street linking to Stansted and onwards into Cambridgeshire. For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Management and branding c2c is a National Express Group company Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London and two miles (3 National Express East Anglia is a Train operating company and brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd in the United Kingdom. Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a major railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern The Great Eastern Main Line ( "GE") is a major railway line of the British railway system, which connects Liverpool Street station in the Suffolk (ˈsʌfək is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines which run from London Liverpool Street, the other being the Great Eastern Main Line. History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate
The Epping Forest district is served by the London Underground Central Line. Settlement The north east of the district is rural and sparsely populated for an area so close to London; it includes the town of Chipping Ongar and surrounding The London Underground is a Metro system serving a large part of Greater London and neighbouring areas of Essex, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire The Central line is a line of the London Underground and coloured red on the Tube map.
The routes operated by National Express East Anglia (formerly known as 'one') and c2c, are both owned by National Express. National Express East Anglia is a Train operating company and brand name of London Eastern Railway Ltd in the United Kingdom. Management and branding c2c is a National Express Group company National Express Group plc ( is a UK -based Transport group with headquarters in London that operates Bus, coach, rail
Economy
This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Essex at current basic prices published (pp. 240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of Pounds Sterling.
| Year | Regional Gross Value Added[8] | Agriculture[9] | Industry[10] | Services[11] |
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| 1995 | 11,422 | 282 | 3,424 | 7,716 |
| 2000 | 14,998 | 205 | 4,335 | 10,458 |
| 2003 | 18,588 | 258 | 5,158 | 13,172 |
Industry and commerce
The Lakeside Shopping Centre at Thurrock was one of England's first out-of-town shopping centres; it remains popular despite congestion on the nearby M25 motorway and direct competition from Bluewater Shopping Centre. The Lakeside Shopping Centre is a large out-of-town shopping centre located in West Thurrock, in the borough of Thurrock, Essex just beyond the The borough It lies on the River Thames just to the east of London. Bluewater is a super-regional shopping centre, opened on 16 March 1999.
Industry is largely limited to the south of the county, with the majority of the land elsewhere being given over to agriculture. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture Harlow is a centre for electronics, science and pharmaceutical companies, while Chelmsford is the home of Marconi (now called telent plc and owned by Ericsson of Sweden since 2005), and Brentwood home to the Ford Motor Company's European HQ. Pharmacology (from Greek grc φάρμακον pharmakon, "drug" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of how Drugs telent plc is a Radio, Telecommunication, and Internet systems installation & services provision company. Ericsson ( Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson) () one of the largest Swedish companies is a leading provider of telecommunication and data communication systems Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Loughton is home to the production facility for British and foreign banknotes. Loughton (ˈlaʊtən or lau-ton) is a town and Civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. A banknote (often known as a bill, paper money or simply a note) is a kind of Negotiable instrument, a Promissory note made by a Chelmsford has been an important location for electronics companies since the industry was born, and is also the location for a number of insurance and financial services organisations, and is the home of the soft drinks producer Britvic. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Britvic plc ( is a British producer of Soft drinks. They are the number two soft drinks producer (by volume and retail sales value in the UK Other businesses in the county are dominated by light engineering and the service sector. Colchester is a garrison town, and the local economy is helped by the army's personnel living there. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.
County Council
The county council was formed in 1889, and sits at County Hall, in the centre of Chelmsford. Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England and the principal settlement of the borough of Chelmsford. Before 1938, it regularly met in London near Moorgate, which was easier to access than any place in the county. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. It currently has 75 elected councillors. Before 1965 the number of councillors reached over 100. County Hall, which dates largely from the mid-1930s, and is decorated with fine artworks of that period, mostly the gift of the family who owned the textile firm, Courtaulds, was recently (2007) made a listed building. A county hall or shire hall is the Headquarters of a County 's administration. Courtaulds was an English based manufacturer of fabric clothing artificial fibres and chemicals A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance Essex County Council is currently controlled by the Conservative Party. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The chairman of the county council 2006-08 is Gerard McEwen of Norton Mandeville near Ongar. Ongar can refer to Ongar Dublin, Ireland Chipping Ongar, Essex England High Ongar, Essex England
Education
Essex has an essentially comprehensive education system with 16 independent schools and 80 state secondary schools, not including sixth form colleges. A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 There are eight selective schools with two in Colchester, two in Chelmsford and four in Southend-On-Sea, all being single sex.
County emblems
The County's coat of arms consists of three Saxon seax daggers arranged on a red background; the three-seaxe device is also used as the official logo of Essex County Council. A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Seax (also Hadseax, Sax, Seaxe, Scramaseax and Scramsax) in [5].
The traditional county flower of Essex is the Cowslip, locally known as the paigle or peggle, and frequently mentioned in the writings of Essex bucolic authors such as Samuel Bensusan and C. H. Warren. As part of a 2002 marketing campaign, the plant conservation charity Plantlife chose the Common Poppy as the county flower. Plantlife is a wild plant conservation charity founded in 1989 The Corn Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy, or Red Poppy is the wild Poppy of agricultural cultivation&mdash Papaver rhoeas. In a number of countries plants have been chosen as symbols to represent specific geographic areas .
Samuel Bensusan and others have suggested that if Essex had a county bird, it would be the Lapwing (known locally as the peewit) whose lonely cry characterises the Essex marshes known as saltings. Vanellinae are a Subfamily of medium-sized wading Birds belonging to the family Charadriidae, which also includes the Plovers
Most English counties have nicknames for people from that county, such as a Tyke from Yorkshire and a Yellowbelly from Lincolnshire; the traditional nickname for a person from Essex is an Essex Calf, so named because the county was famous for rearing beef cattle for sale in London meat markets; calves from the county were famed for their large size and known as 'Essex lions' [6]. Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name.
Towns and villages
See the List of places in Essex
Places of interest
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References
- ^ Essex County Council - District or Borough Councils
- ^ OPSI - The Essex (Boroughs of Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock and District of Tendring) (Structural, Boundary and Electoral Changes) Order 1996
- ^ OPSI - The Essex (Police Area and Authority) Order 1997
- ^ Vision of Britain - Essex ancient county boundaries map
- ^ a b Vision of Britain - Essex admin county (historic map)
- ^ Vision of Britain - Southend-on-Sea MB/CB
- ^ British History Online - Metropolitan Essex since 1850, (1966). This is a list of cities, Towns Villages and other named geographical features in the County of Essex, England. Abberton Reservoir is an artificial body of water located close to the coast of Essex in the east of England. Arena Essex Raceway is a Stock car and speedway racing track located near Purfleet, Essex. Audley End House ( is largely an early 17th-century Country house just outside Saffron Walden, Essex, south of Cambridge, England Colchester Castle in Colchester, Essex ( is an example of a largely complete Norman Castle, built in the same style as the White Tower of the History Clacton was the site of the lower Palaeolithic Clactonian industry of flint tool manufacture The Colne Valley Railway is a Heritage railway based at Castle Hedingham station near Halstead in Essex, England. The East Anglian Railway Museum is located at Chappel and Wakes Colne railway station in Essex, which is situated on the former Great Eastern Railway branch Epping Forest is an area of ancient Woodland in south-east England, straddling the border between north-east Greater London and Essex. Harlow is a New town and local government district in Essex, England. Hedingham Castle in Essex, England, is a Norman motte and bailey castle with a stone keep Ingatestone Hall is a sixteenth century manor house in Essex, England. The Mangapps Railway Museum (previously Mangapps Farm Railway Museum is a Heritage railway located near Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. Burnham-on-Crouch is a town in the Maldon district of Essex in the East of England. Mistley Towers are the twin towers of the now demolished Church of St The Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex is the oldest Christian church in England still in regular use The University of Essex is a British Campus university located near the town of Colchester, England Waltham Abbey is an Abbey church, first consecrated in 1060, in the town of Waltham Abbey Essex, England History Colchester Zoo in Essex, England has some of the best Big cat and Primate collections in Europe North Weald Airfield is an operational Airfield, near the village of North Weald Bassett in Epping Forest, Essex. Southend Pier is a major landmark in Southend-on-Sea. Extending 2158 m (1 The Secret Nuclear Bunker at Kelvedon Hatch, in Essex England is a large underground bunker used during the Cold war as a Regional Government Headquarters Abbeys and priories in England lists Abbeys priories, friaries and other Monastic religious houses in England. This is a list of amusement parks which are or were based in the UK This page lists Castles in England. Bedfordshire Berkshire Bristol A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment English Heritage is a Non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government ( Department for Culture Media and Sport) with a broad remit of The Forestry Commission (established in 1919 is a Non-ministerial government department responsible for Forestry in Great Britain. A heritage railway ( United Kingdom) preserved railway ( United Kingdom) or tourist railroad ( United States and Canada) is a Historic houses in England is a link page for any Stately home, Country house or other Historic house in England. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is a conservation organization in England, Wales The following is a partial list of zoological gardens ( Zoos: Africa Algeria Algiers Zoo Oran Zoo ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Picardy (Picardie is an historical Province of France, in the north of France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Henrico (hɛnˈraɪkoʊ is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state
- ^ Components may not sum to totals due to rounding
- ^ includes hunting and forestry
- ^ includes energy and construction
- ^ includes financial intermediation services indirectly measured
See also
- 1884 Colchester earthquake
- Crossing the Lines
- Earl of Essex
- Essex County Cricket Club - 2006 pro40 champions
- Essex girl
- GHQ Line - World War II fortification
- List of railway stations in Essex
- Secondary schools in Essex
- Town of Essex in Connecticut, USA (voted "best small town in America")
External links
- Essex Guides and Directories
- Essex County Council
- BBC Essex
- Evening Echo (for south of county)
- Essex Music Links (for whole of county)
- Livebandphotos.co.uk (Gig list & Band info in Essex and the surrounding area)
- Evening Gazette (for north of county)
- Essex Photos
- Essex Rail Users Federation
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