Essex
Essex (/[unsupported input]ˈɛsᵻks/) is a ceremonial an nan-metropolitan coonty in the East o Ingland, an ane o the hame coonties. Essex County Council is the principal local authority for hintle o the coonty, sharin functions wi twal destrict cooncils. The coonty toun is Chelmsford. The soothren Essex burghs o Thurrock an Southend-on-Sea are govrened separately as unitar authorities. It wis established in antiquity an formit the eastren portion o the Kinrick o Essex. Sections o the coonty closer tae Lunnon are pairt o the Metropolitan Green Belt, which prohibits development. It is the location o the regionally significant Lakeside Shopping Centre an London Stansted Airport; an the new touns o Basildon an Harlow.
Coonty | |
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Motto: Essex Works. For a better quality of life | |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
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Constituent kintra | Ingland |
Region | East o Ingland |
Oreegin | Historic |
Ceremonial coonty | |
Area | [convert: needs a number] |
• Rankit | o 48 |
• Rankit | o 48 |
Density | [convert: needs a number] |
Ethnicity | 96.8% White 1.2% S. Asie |
Time zone | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) |
• Simmer (DST) | Breetish Simmer Time (UTC+1) |
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Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Essex. |
- Essex at Curlie
- Visit Essex
- Essex Coonty Council Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine