1. Essex - Noun
2. Essex - Proper noun
a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary
Source: WordNetI wasn't ever a massive David Essex fan, but I liked a few of his tracks, and Stardust was one of them. Martin Gore
The Major was a courteous man, judicious and sensible, but he doubted the fighting efficiency of the South Essex would be improved by a campaign to improve its manners. Bernard Cornwell
Suburbia is all about private ownership and not having to share, and it leads to a paranoid, defensive mindset. I know this, having grown up in Essex. Hari Kunzru
Essex is an amazing county, with its own set of rules. It's a completely different world. Denise Van Outen
I think there's always interest in how the other half live - I see myself as a down-to-earth Essex mum who just happens to be living this very glamorous life in Beverly Hills. Penny Lancaster
My friends adore 'TOWIE' - the TV documentary series, 'The Only Way is Essex.' They like it, I'm afraid, for the most unworthy of reasons: class mockery. They tune in to wonder in a 'can you believe those people?' way at the natives of Brentwood and Buckhurst Hill. Peter York