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# Essex

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Essex
Geography
Status | Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
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/
Executive | Conservative

Members of Parliament

- David Amess
- John Baron
- Simon Burns
- Douglas Carswell
- James Duddridge
- Mark Francois
- Alan Haselhurst
- Bernard Jenkin
- Eleanor Laing
- Andrew Mackinlay
- Brooks Newmark
- Eric Pickles
- Bill Rammell
- Bob Russell
- Angela Smith
- Bob Spink
- John Whittingdale

Districts

1. Harlow
2. Epping Forest
3. Brentwood
4. Basildon
5. Castle Point
6. Rochford
7. Maldon
8. Chelmsford
9. Uttlesford
10. Braintree
11. Colchester
12. Tendring
13. Thurrock (Unitary)
14. Southend-on-Sea (Unitary)

Essex is a county in the south-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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