Discover Essex

Essex is a ceremonial county in East England. It covers 3,670 sq km (1,420 sq mi) between Greater Loncon and the North Sea. It is also bounded by the River Thames to the south, to the west by Hertfordshire, to the northwest by Cambridgeshire and to the north by Suffolk.

The county of Essex comprises fourteen districts, namely Harlow, Epping Forest, Brentwood, Basildon, Castle Point, Rochford, Maldon, Chelmsford, Uttlesford, Braintree, Colchester, Tendring, Thurrock and Southend-on-Sea. Chelmsford is the county town of Essex.

Towns in Essex

Places of Interest in Essex

Sitooterie II, artwork at Barnards Farm, West Horndon, Essex
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sitooterie_II,_Barnards_Farm,_West_Horndon.jpg
Author: oneblackline


Almshouses, South Weald, Essex
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Almshouses,_South_Weald,_Essex_-_geograph.org.uk_-_23765.jpg
Author: John Winfield


Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock, Essex
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lakeside_Shopping_Centre,_Thurrock,_Essex_-_geograph.org.uk_-_22323.jpg
Author: John Winfield

Map of Ceremonial Counties of England

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