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civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...
es in the
ceremonial county The counties and areas for the purposes of the lieutenancies, also referred to as the lieutenancy areas of England and informally known as ceremonial counties, are areas of England to which lords-lieutenant are appointed. Legally, the areas i ...
of
Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
,
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. There are 307 civil parishes. The former
Thurrock Urban District Thurrock was a local government district and civil parish in south Essex, England from 1936 to 1974. The parish and urban district was formed from the former area of the following civil parishes which had been abolished in 1936: *From Grays Thu ...
,
Benfleet Urban District Benfleet Urban District was an urban district in the county of Essex, England. It was created on 1 October 1929 from the parts of Rochford Rural District containing the civil parishes of Hadleigh, South Benfleet and Thundersley. Since 1 April 19 ...
, Chelmsford Municipal Borough,
Harlow Urban District Harlow is a large town and local government district located in the west of Essex, England. Founded as a new town, it is situated on the border with Hertfordshire and London, Harlow occupies a large area of land on the south bank of the upper ...
and Clacton Urban District are unparished. Parts of the former
Basildon Urban District Basildon Urban District (from 1934 to 1955 Billericay Urban District) was a local government district in south Essex, England from 1934 to 1974. The district was created in 1934 from the following parishes (all from Billericay Rural District): ...
, Braintree and Bocking Urban District,
Brentwood Urban District Brentwood Urban District was a local government district in south Essex, England from 1899 to 1974. The district was created in 1899 from the parish of Brentwood which from 1894 had formed part of Billericay Rural District. In 1934 when Billeri ...
, Colchester Municipal Borough and Southend-on-Sea County Borough are also unparished. Population figures are not available for some of the smallest parishes. *Salcott, Virley, Peldon, Great and Little Wigborough are governed by the joint Winstred Hundred Parish Council. **Abberton and Langenhoe are governed by the joint Abberton and Langenhoe Parish Council.


See also

*
List of civil parishes in England This is a list of civil parishes in England split by ceremonial county (see map below). The civil parish is the lowest level of local government in England. Unparished areas In addition to the London Boroughs (except Westminster) and the City o ...
* The Hundred Parishes - a grouping of parishes in NW Essex, NE Herts and southern Cambridgeshire


References


External links


Office for National Statistics : Geographical Area Listings

Map of the Essex parishes (2010)
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Civil parishes In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. ...
Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...
Civil parishes In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. ...