ESSEX
An early kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons. Although now famous for the earliest recorded town (Colchester) in Roman times, when the Britons burnt the town and temple to the ground, Essex once included Middlesex, London and most of Hertfordshire. Now dwindled and unfortunately seen as one of the 'home counties', one can still find a seam of cultural wealth amidst the salt marshes and market towns.
