County of Essex (Essex), England

County Snapshot

Essex at a glance

Essex currently has 74 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Mapped populated places

74

These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.

England counties

131

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Largest city

Basildon

Population 185,900

Top linked places

Basildon 185,900 Braintree 151,561 Colchester 121,859 Chelmsford 111,511

State	England (United Kingdom)
Latitude & Longitude	51.8333,0.5833
Time Zone	Europe/London
Local time	14:54:34 (20th April 2026)

Geography

Essex is located at 51°49'60"N 0°34'60"E (51.8333300, 0.5833300).

The largest city of Essex is Chelmsford with a population of 111,511. . See all Essex cities & populated places.