Essex, administrative, geographic, and historic county of eastern England. It extends along the North Sea coastline between the Thames and Stour estuaries. The administrative county covers an area within the larger geographic county, which is turn covers
(pine, fir, spruce, and larch) trees dominate the landscapes of Kent,Surrey, East Sussex,West Sussex,Suffolk, andHampshire. Important forests include Ashdown in East Sussex, Epping andHatfieldinEssex, Dean inGloucestershire, Sherwood inNottinghamshire, Grizedale in Cumbria, and Redesdale, Kielder,...