| | Essex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | For other places named Essex, see Essex (disambiguation). |
 | | The London Green Belt has effectively prevented of the further sprawl of London into the county, although it contains the new towns of Basildon and Harlow, originally developed to resettle Londoners following the destruction of London housing in World War II but since much expanded. |
 | | Epping Forest also acts as a bulwark against the further spread of London; however the south eastern part of the Epping Forest district, consisting of the residential towns of Chigwell, Loughton and Buckhurst Hill, is highly developed and forms part of the Greater London Urban Area. |
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