Chelmsford (/ˈtʃɛlmzfəd/) is the principal settlement of the City of Chelmsford and the county town of Essex, in the East of England. It is located in the London commuter belt, approximately 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Charing Cross, London, and approximately 22 miles (35 km) from Colchester. The urban area of the city has a population of approximately 110,000, whilst the district has a population of 168,310.
Population: 102,671
Latitude: 51° 44' 8.70" N
Longitude: 0° 28' 10.49" E
The Roundhouse is a Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England. It has been converted into a performing arts and concert venue. It was originally built in 1847 by the London and North Western Railway as a roundhouse, …
Trent Park is an English country house, together with its former extensive grounds, in north London. The original great house and a number of statues and other structures located within the grounds (such as the Orangery) are Grade II listed building…
Senate House is the administrative centre of the University of London, situated in the heart of Bloomsbury, London between the School of Oriental and African Studies to the east, with the British Museum to the south. The main building contains the U…
School for Scoundrels is a 1960 British comedy film, directed by Robert Hamer, starring Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas, and inspired by the "Gamesmanship" series of books by Stephen Potter.
The IG postcode area, also known as the Ilford postcode area, is a group of 11 postcode districts in England, which are subdivisions of six post towns. These postcode districts cover parts of eastern Greater London and southwest Essex. Inward mail f…
East Ham is a constituency in the London Borough of Newham represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Stephen Timms of the Labour Party.
Highgate School is a British day-only independent school in Highgate, London, England. Originally a free charity school for local boys, it became during the nineteenth century one of England's public schools. It is a member of both the Headmaster's …
HM Prison Pentonville (informally "The Ville") is a Category B/C men's prison, operated by Her Majesty's Prison Service.
The Great Eastern Main Line (GEML, sometimes referred to as the East Anglia Main Line) is a 133-mile (214 km) major railway line of the British railway system, which connects Liverpool Street in the City of London with destinations in east London an…
South Basildon and East Thurrock is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Stephen Metcalfe, a Conservative.
Enfield North is a peripheral Greater London constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Nick de Bois, a Conservative.
The British Museum Reading Room, situated in the centre of the Great Court of the British Museum, used to be the main reading room of the British Library. In 1997, this function moved to the new British Library building at St Pancras, London, but th…
West Ham is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Lyn Brown, a member of the Labour Party.
The London Aquatics Centre is an indoor facility with two 50-metre (160-foot) swimming pools and a 25-metre (82-foot) diving pool in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at Stratford, London, it was one of the main venues of the 2012 Summer Olympics and the…
Brentwood and Ongar is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1992 by Eric Pickles, Communities and Local Government Secretary of State since May 2010.
Basildon and Billericay /ˈbæzɨldʉn ənd ˈbɨlərɪki/ is a constituency in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, represented since 2010 by the Conservative Party MP John Baron.
Sir John Soane's Museum was formerly the home of the neo-classical architect Sir John Soane.
Ronan Point was a 22-storey tower block in Newham, East London, which partly collapsed on 16 May 1968 when a gas explosion demolished a load-bearing wall, causing the collapse of one entire corner of the building. Four people were killed in the inci…