Essex, England

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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.

Sitooterie II, artwork at Barnards Farm, West Horndon, Essex
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Almshouses, South Weald, Essex
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Lakeside Shopping Centre, Thurrock, Essex
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Towns in Essex

Places of Interest in Essex

Abberton Reservoir
Arena Essex Raceway
Audley End
Battle of Ashingdon Site
Clacton-on-Sea
Colchester Castle
Colchester Zoo
Colne Valley Railway
East Anglian Railway Museum
Epping Forest
Frinton-on-Sea
Great Bentley
Hedingham Castle
Ingatestone Hall
Lakeside Shopping Centre
Magapps Railway Museum
Mersea Island
Mistley Towers
Orsett Hall
Royal Corinthian Yacht Club
Southend Pier
St Peter-on-the-Wall
Thaxted
Waltham Abbey

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