One name that sticks out to new ears is Stock, a village south of Chelmsford and in the parliamentary constituency of Maldon. The University of Nottingham says Stock could mean 'Hereweard's outlying ...

The Telegraph has compiled a list of the best National Trust properties in every English county. Here is what was highlighted in Essex.

Communities across the Braintree district are preparing to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a series of events that honour the end of the Second World War in Europe.