ONCE IN ESSEX, NOW IN LONDON
a new book from Essex Hundred Publications
due February 2026
This forthcoming book records historical incidents over the space of nearly 1000 years in Essex towns that are now part of London . The county of Essex was founded as the Eastern Kingdom of the Saxons. Its name derives from the Old English East Seaxe and today the county of Essex bears three seaxes on its coat of arms. The Saxon Kingdom may also have included parts of modern Hertfordshire and the now defunct ancient county of Middlesex.
Image Tom Fewings
On April 1st 1965, following an act of Parliament, five new London Boroughs were created that were once part of Essex. The London wide administrative body, the London County Council (the LCC), was replaced by the Greater London Council (the GLC). The GLC (now the GLA) has responsibility for 32 new London Boroughs. The new authority also took territory from Kent, Surrey and Hertfordshire and River Lea border separating Essex and London that had been in place for 1000 years ceased to exist.
ONCE IN ESSEX
NOW IN LONDON
ISBN 9781739931636
Due February 2026
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