Essex (disambiguation)

Essex is the name of a county in England, named after the ancient Kingdom of Essex. A number of places and things have been named after it.

* In the United Kingdom:
** Essex (UK Parliament constituency)
** Essex University
** Essex County Cricket Club

* In Canada
** Essex, Ontario
** Essex County, Ontario
** Essex (electoral district)

* Several places in the United States:
** Essex, California
** Essex, Connecticut
** Essex, Illinois
** Essex, Iowa
** Essex, Maryland
** Essex County, Massachusetts
*** Essex, Massachusetts
** Essex, Montana
** Essex Township, Michigan (in Clinton County)
** Essexville, Michigan (in Bay County)
** Essex, Missouri
** Essex County, New Jersey
*** Essex Fells, New Jersey
** Essex County, New York
*** Essex, New York
** Essex, Vermont (town, in Chittenden County)
*** Essex Junction, Vermont (village, in town)
** Essex County, Vermont
** Essex County, Virginia

Transport

* Essex (automobile) - Essex Motor Car, an affiliate of Hudson Motors, 1919-1932
* Ford Essex V4 engine
* Ford Essex V6 engine
* USS "Essex", any of several US Navy ships
** Essex class aircraft carrier, named for the lead ship
* HMS "Essex", five ships of the Royal Navy
* "Essex" (ship), any of several civilian ships
** Whaleship Essex, sunk by a sperm whale in 1820

Other

Essex may also be:
* The Essex, a 1960s American R&B vocal group
* "Essex", a 1994 album by Alison Moyet
* Essex Records, a record label
* Essex Pig, a breed of pigs

* People
** The English Earls of Essex
** David Essex, English actor and singer
** Mark Essex, A racially-motivated serial shooter known for the shooting of the Howard Johnson's motel of New Orleans LA on January 7, 1963