Chelmsford

Chelmsford is the principal agreement of the City of Chelmsford district, and the county metropolis of Essex, within the East of England. It is located within the London commuter belt, about 48 km northeast of the notional centre of London at Charing Cross and approximately 35 km from Colchester. The urban area of the city has a population of about 112,000, at the same time as the district has a populace of 168,310. The foremost conurbation of Chelmsford contains all or part of the former parishes of Broomfield, Great Baddow, Galleywood, Writtle, Moulsham, Widford, and Springfield, such as Springfield Barnes, now referred to as Chelmer Village.

The communities of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Chelmsford, Ontario, and Chelmsford, New Brunswick, are named after the city. Chelmsford's population consists of a massive quantity of City and Docklands commuters, attracted by the 30–35 minute journey into Central London through the Great Eastern Main Line railway. The equal adventure takes about 60 minutes by way of road thru the A12. On 14 March 2012, Lord President of the Privy Council and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg introduced that Chelmsford together with Perth, Scotland and St Asaph, Wales became to be granted town repute to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth I The Letters Patent formally granting town reputation to Chelmsford have been received on 6 June 2012.

Originally an agricultural and market town, Chelmsford has been an crucial centre for industry since the nineteenth century. Following the outlet of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation in 1797, cheaper transportation and uncooked substances made milling and malting the main industries till the 1850s, when increasing prosperity created a local marketplace for agricultural equipment.