Essex

Summary

Essex is a ceremonial county of England^[1]. Essex draws 1,999 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #6 of 36).^[2]

Key Facts

• Essex is located in East of England^[3].
• Essex is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Essex's image is recorded as GreenhitheThames5346.JPG^[5].
• Essex's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[6].
• Essex's capital is recorded as Chelmsford^[7].
• Essex's flag image is recorded as Flag of Essex.svg^[8].
• Essex's shares border with is recorded as Hertfordshire^[9].
• Essex's shares border with is recorded as Cambridgeshire^[10].
• Essex's shares border with is recorded as Suffolk^[11].
• Essex's shares border with is recorded as Kent^[12].
• Essex's shares border with is recorded as Greater London^[13].
• Essex's shares border with is recorded as London^[14].
• Essex's coat of arms image is recorded as Arms of Essex.svg^[15].
• Kingdom of Essex is named after Essex^[16].
• Essex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Thurrock^[17].
• Essex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Southend-on-Sea^[18].
• Essex's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Essex^[19].
• Essex's GND ID is recorded as 4085616-1^[20].
• Essex's locator map image is recorded as Essex UK locator map 2010.svg^[21].
• Essex's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81032213^[22].
• Essex's Commons category is recorded as Essex^[23].
• Essex's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 62162^[24].
• Essex's located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[25].
• Essex's said to be the same as is recorded as Essex^[26].
• Essex's NUTS code is recorded as UKH3^[27].

Body

Geography

Essex is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. Essex is located in East of England^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Essex's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3669.6597'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1832752'}^[29], {'amount': '+1455340'}^[30], {'amount': '+1856063'}^[31], and {'amount': '+1859800'}^[32].

Designation and Status

Essex's instance of is recorded as ceremonial county of England^[6].

History and Context

Kingdom of Essex is named after Essex^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Essex include Essex County^[33], a county of New Jersey^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1683^[36] and Essex^[37], an unincorporated community^[38], in United States^[39].

Why It Matters

Essex draws 1,999 Wikipedia views per month (ceremonial_county_of_england category, ranking #6 of 36).^[2] Essex has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Essex is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Essex include Essex County^[33], a county of New Jersey^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1683^[36] and Essex^[37], an unincorporated community^[38], in United States^[39].