Chelmsford

Chelmsford
Shire Hall
Chelmsford
Location within Essex
Population	111,511 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid reference	TL713070
District	Chelmsford
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CHELMSFORD
Postcode district	CM1, CM2, CM3
Dialling code	01245
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	Chelmsford
List of places UK England Essex 51°44′10″N 0°28′47″E / 51.7361°N 0.4798°E / 51.7361; 0.4798

Chelmsford a city in the county of Essex, England. It is 32 miles (51 km) northeast of London, about halfway to Colchester. It is nearly in the centre of the county and it is the county town of Essex, but it is not the biggest or the oldest town in the county. It is the centre of the borough of Chelmsford, which is a bigger place than the city.

Chelmsford has the smallest cathedral in England. John Dee, who wrote the English version of Euclid, went to the Cathedral school in the sixteenth century. Chelmsford is also home to some of the Anglia Ruskin University campuses.

1. ↑ "2011 Census - Built-up areas". ONS. Retrieved 11 August 2013.