Facts about Essex....
A few interesting facts about Essex:
10 People who hail from Essex- Hellen Mirran (Actress)
- Tony Benn (Politician)
- Perry McCarthy (BBC Top Gear's "The Stig")
- Phil Jupitus (Comedian)
- Lee Evans (Comedian)
- Damon Alburn and Blur (Rock Group)
- Johnny Herbert (Racing Driver)
- Dorothy L Sayers - the creator of amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, theologian and Dante scholar, lived and died in Witham
- John Constable (Artist)
- Frank Bruno (Former Boxer)
10 Feature films shot in Essex- The Fourth Protocol - Chelmsford
- Goldfinger - Southend Airport
- Goldeneye - Stansted Airport
- Full Metal Jacket - Epping Forest and Upminster
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Tilbury
- Four Weddings and a Funeral - Grays
- Ivanhoe - Heddingham Castle
- Porridge - Chelmsford
- Bridget Jones' Diary - Stansted Airport
- Mike Bassett - England Manager - Southend
Interesting facts about Essex
Longest Coast - 350 miles of coastline - the longest in Britain, fact confirmed by the Essex Police Marine Unit.
The nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty" relates to an incident in Colchester. St Mary's Church came under siege in 1648 and a giant cannon perched on the top of the spire was shot to the ground shattering into several pieces. The Royalists (the King's men), could put it together again!.
The name Essex originates from "The Land of the East Saxons".
A national newspaper recently undertook an extensive survey that highlighted the Essex district of Uttlesford as the "Most desireable place to live in the UK".
Tilbury was where Queen Elizabeth I was presented to the English army before being sent to fight the threat of Spanish Invasion.
Danbury Common near Chelmsford is home to the largest population of Adder snakes in the UK.
Essex is one of the few places in the world where the "Little Scarlet" strawberry is grown - the perfect variant for jam making.
The first ever radio broadcast was made from Chelmsford.
Southend pier (at over a mile long) is the longest pleasure pier in the world.
Hatfield Forest - Britain's best preserved small hunting forest created by the Norman Kings.
Greensted Church - The world's oldest wooden church dating from the 11th century AD.
Southend Airshow - Europe's biggest free airshow.
Essex is home to Great Britain's first capital city (established by the Romans nearly 2,000 years ago) and Britain's oldest recorded town - Colchester. Long stretches of surviving Roman town wall and the largest Norman Castle keep in Europe (now an excellent museum) are just two of many features that make Colchester unique.
Layer Marney Tower - Britain's tallest Tudor gatehouse.
Manningtree - Britain's smallest town.
And my home town where i live Harlow
As the Titanic sank the orchestra played 'Nearer My God to Thee', written by the poet
Sarah Flower Adams of Harlow
Harlow Town Park is one of the largest urban parks in Britain.
The
Odeon cinema (now closed) was opened in 1960 and was the first cinema built in Britain since the war and the first by the Odeon group since 1937
Harlow also pioneered the idea of an
Industrial Health Service, whereby nurses would visit factories and businesses to monitor the health of the workforce.
All pubs in Harlow are named after Butterflies and moths
Famous people from Harlow
Glenn Hoddle
Jade Goody (big brother)
Jakki Brambles (former radio 1 dj
Nick Kamen (levi's model and singer)
Rik Mayell
Jessie Wallace
Graham Cole ( Tony Stamp from the Bill)
Katie Price (jordan)
Linda Lusadi
Michael Barrymore
And loads more but not got enough time to name them all lol,
Lots about Essex but not much about my home town lol