Essex
biographical nameDefinition of Essex
(Entry 1 of 2)
2nd Earl of — see devereux
Essex
geographical nameDefinition of Essex (Entry 2 of 2)
county of southeastern England bordering on the North Sea and the northern shore of the Thames River; was one of the kingdoms in the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy; capital Chelmsford area 1470 square miles (3807 square kilometers), population 1,393,587