Chelmsford

Chelmsford 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 the same distance from the once provincial Roman capital at Colchester. The urban area of the city currently has a population of approximately 120,000, whilst the district has a population of 169,500, however this is thought to be rapidly increasing on a year-by-year basis with many people from Essex and the London borders re-locating to the city.