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Essex (county) |
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Lat: 51 35 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 51.5833 decimal degrees |
Long: 000 33 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 0.5500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Comprises flat coasts, tidal inlets and islands; inhabited by prehistoric peoples, Romans by 1st century, Saxons by 5th century and by Danes after Battle of Maldon in 991; economy based on light industry, livestock, produce, and tourism in Southend and Tendring. |
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Essex (preferred,C,V,O,English,U)
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ESS (C,V)
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County of Essex (NA,V,English,U)
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Essex, County of (NA,V,English,U)
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UKE4 (NA,V,FIPS)
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Essex (county) (P) |
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county (preferred, C) |
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second level subdivision (C) |
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agricultural land (C) |
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industrial center (C) |
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first level subdivision (C) |
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