Chelmsford

city in Essex, United Kingdom
City city Q210985
Chelmsford
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Chelmsford

Summary

Chelmsford is a city[1]. Chelmsford ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (735 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chelmsford is located in Chelmsford[3].
  • Chelmsford is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Chelmsford is on the body of water River Chelmer[5].
  • Chelmsford is on the body of water River Can[6].
  • Chelmsford's image is recorded as Shirehall.jpeg[7].
  • Chelmsford's instance of is recorded as city[8].
  • Chelmsford's instance of is recorded as county town[9].
  • Chelmsford's instance of is recorded as unparished area[10].
  • Chelmsford's instance of is recorded as market town[11].
  • Chelmsford's instance of is recorded as city of United Kingdom[12].
  • Chelmsford's shares border with is recorded as Harlow[13].
  • River Chelmer is named after Chelmsford[14].
  • ford is named after Chelmsford[15].
  • Chelmsford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Annonay[16].
  • Chelmsford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Backnang[17].
  • Chelmsford's twinned administrative body is recorded as Benevento[18].
  • Chelmsford's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 124358900[19].
  • Chelmsford's GND ID is recorded as 4221669-2[20].
  • Chelmsford's locator map image is recorded as Chelmsford North East Bypass.png[21].
  • Chelmsford's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82104274[22].
  • Chelmsford's postal code is recorded as CM1[23].
  • Chelmsford's postal code is recorded as CM2[24].
  • Chelmsford's postal code is recorded as CM3[25].
  • Chelmsford's Commons category is recorded as Chelmsford[26].
  • Chelmsford's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00[27].

Body

Geography

Chelmsford is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Chelmsford is located in Chelmsford[3]. Adjacent water bodies include River Chelmer[5], a river[28], in United Kingdom[29] and River Can[6], a river[30], in United Kingdom[31].

Physical Characteristics

Chelmsford's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+25.7'}[32]. Chelmsford's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+32'}[33]. Chelmsford's population is recorded as {'amount': '+115369'}[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[8], county town[9], unparished area[10], market town[11], and city of United Kingdom[12].

History and Context

Things named after include River Chelmer[14], a river[35], in United Kingdom[36] and ford[15].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Chelmsford include Chelmsford City F.C.[37], an association football club[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1878[40], headquartered in Chelmsford[41] and Chelmsford railway station[42], a railway station[43], in United Kingdom[44].

Why It Matters

Chelmsford ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (735 views/month).[2] Chelmsford has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Chelmsford is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for Chelmsford include Chelmsford City F.C.[37], an association football club[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1878[40], headquartered in Chelmsford[41] and Chelmsford railway station[42], a railway station[43], in United Kingdom[44].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . gov.uk. gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BBC Online. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [6] . BBC Online. Retrieved . bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [33] . Q12013. wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [42] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Chelmsford. Retrieved April 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/chelmsford
MLA “Chelmsford.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/chelmsford.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_chelmsford_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Chelmsford}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/chelmsford}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Chelmsford — https://4ort.xyz/entity/chelmsford (retrieved 2026-04-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/chelmsford · Last refreshed: