Chelmsford
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Summary
Chelmsford is a city[1]. Chelmsford ranks in the top 5% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,593 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Chelmsford[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Chelmer[5], River Can[6]
- Instance of: county town[7], unparished area[8], market town[9], city of United Kingdom[10]
- Shares border with: Harlow[11]
- Named after: River Chelmer[12], ford[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Annonay[14], Backnang[15], Benevento[16]
- Postal code: CM1[17], CM2[18], CM3[19]
- Commons category: Chelmsford[20]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[21]
- Local dialing code: 01245[22]
- OS grid reference: TL713070[23]
- Official website: http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Chelmsford[25]
- Commons gallery: Chelmsford[26]
- Population: 115,369[27]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[31]
- Capital of: Chelmsford[32], Essex[33]
- Official name: Chelmsford[34]
- Category for people born here: Q8078630[35]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Chelmsford[36]
- Native label: Chelmsford[37]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Chelmsford[38]
- Different from: Chelmsford[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 32 m[40]
Body
Physical Characteristics
Chelmsford covers an area of 25.7 km²[41].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Chelmsford include Chelmsford City F.C.[42], an association football club[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1878[45] and Chelmsford railway station[46], a railway station[47], in United Kingdom[48].
Why It Matters
Chelmsford has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Chelmsford is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Chelmsford include Chelmsford City F.C.[42], an association football club[43], in United Kingdom[44], founded in 1878[45] and Chelmsford railway station[46], a railway station[47], in United Kingdom[48].