Essex
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Geography | |
Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county |
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Region | East of England |
Area - Total - Admin. council - Admin. area |
Ranked 11th 3,670 km² Ranked 11th 3,465 km² |
Admin HQ | 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 |
Ethnicity | 96.8% White 1.2% S. Asian |
Politics | |
![]() Essex County Council http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/ |
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Executive | Conservative |
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Essex is a county in the east of England. It has a population of around 1,500,000 people. It is part of the East of England region. The county town of Essex is Chelmsford. Essex has London and Kent on its southern border and the whole of the east of the county is coast-line. The Dartford Tunnel can be used to drive under the River Thames between Essex and Kent.
Other famous towns in Essex are Colchester, the oldest town in England, and in the south-eastern corner of the county Southend, one of Britain's biggest sea-side resorts.
Although not many famous people have come from Essex, a famous writer from the county is Dorothy L. Sayers, who wrote detective novels. Her most famous character is Lord Peter Whimsy.
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