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| | Essex has a population of around 3 million, which much of this living within the London built-up area. | | Essex has a population of around 3 million, which much of this living within the London built-up area. |
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| | + | == Geography == |
| | + | === Subdivisions === |
| | + | The traditional county Essex is divided into 19 hundreds: |
| | + | *[[Barnstable Hundred|Barnstable]] |
| | + | *[[Becontree Hundred|Becontree]] (including [[Royal Liberty of Havering|Havering liberty]]) |
| | + | *[[Chafford Hundred|Chafford]] |
| | + | *[[Chelmsford Hundred|Chelmsford]] |
| | + | *[[Clavering Hundred|Clavering]] |
| | + | *[[Dengie Hundred|Dengie]] (including [[Maldon]] liberty) |
| | + | *[[Dunmow Hundred|Dunmow]] |
| | + | *[[Freshwell Hundred|Freshwell]] |
| | + | *[[Harlow Hundred|Harlow]] |
| | + | *[[Hinckford Hundred|Hinckford]] |
| | + | *[[Lexden Hundred|Lexden]] (including [[Colchester]] liberty) |
| | + | *[[Ongar Hundred|Ongar]] |
| | + | *[[Rochford Hundred|Rochford]] |
| | + | *[[Tendring Hundred|Tendring]] (including [[Harwich]]) |
| | + | *[[Thurstable Hundred|Thurstable]] |
| | + | *[[Uttlesford Hundred|Uttlesford]] |
| | + | *[[Waltham Hundred|Waltham]] |
| | + | *[[Winstree Hundred|Winstree]] |
| | + | *[[Witham Hundred|Witham]] |
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| | [[Category:English Counties]] | | [[Category:English Counties]] |