Great Totham is a large parish village in Maldon district, situated midway between Chelmsford and Colchester. The village ...

Nearly 300 people were tried for witchcraft in Essex between 1560 and 1690, with 82 executions, mainly of women.

Essex has plenty of things to shout about and be proud of. It was the birthplace of radio, countless pioneers have come from ...

Councillor Mark Durham, Chair of Visit Essex, explains: “Essex has a rich history of kings and queens, rebels and artists ...

Essex is a county steeped in rich and tumultuous history and is home to tales of mythical beasts lurking in foggy marshes ...

But, one of Essex's oldest and most historically significant areas is Colchester. Colchester's history spans most of ... earliest Augustinian buildings in England. Colchester also has many ...

Mrs Garland, Mr Jolly, Mary Christmas, Miss Ivy Holly… It’s always fun to look at how many of our ancestors had festive themed names ...

Colchester, the second-largest urban area in Essex, has a lot to boast about when it comes to its cultural background. Formerly known as Camulodunum under Roman rule, when it functioned as the capital ...

This set out plans for implementing devolution more widely across England. It also set out the case for local government ... ...

Some 256 historic locations have been added to the list this year, including an electricity junction and a brutalist church.

Saracens lock Hugh Tizard has copped a mammoth six-game suspension following his red card picked up in his side's defeat to ...