Little Book of Essex

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chelmsford
clacton
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dedham vale
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essex
essex facts
essex local history
essex trivia
history of essex
kingdom of essex
quirky guide
reference
river lea
river stour
southend-on-sea
thurrock

Product details

  • ISBN 9781803999654
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 05 Jun 2025
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Did you know?

  • In the eleventh century, Edward the Confessor banished nightingales from the royal palace at Havering-atte-Bower because their singing disturbed his devotions.

  • In 1913, Benny Hucks of Stansted Mountfitchet was the first person to perform a loop-the-loop in an aircraft.

  • On Boxing Day 1946, Hatfield Heath villagers challenged local German and Italian POWs to a football match – and lost 11–0.

  • Brentwood was the first town in Britain to install CCTV.

A compendium of frivolity, a reference book of little-known facts and a wacky guide to one of England’s most colourful counties, The Little Book of Essex is packed full of entertaining, bite-sized pieces of historic and contemporary trivia that come together to make essential reading for visitors and locals alike.

Dip in randomly, or read consecutively – there are no rules. Be amused and amazed at the stories and history of Essex’s landscape, heritage, buildings and, above all, its people.

DEE GORDON is a former recruitment executive and the author of a number of Essex titles including Southend Memories, Infamous Essex Women and Essex’s Own. She lives in Westcliff-on-Sea.

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