A surname. / A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary.

(Britain, derogatory) A stereotype of a working class conservative voter in the south-east of England, characterized by brash and right-wing views and few cultural or intellectual interests, save an interest in wealth and material goods.

(Britain, derogatory) A stereotype of a young woman from Essex, characterized as vacuous, promiscuous, and materialistic.

plural of Essex girl

A small, bright orange and brown butterfly, Thymelicus lineola, of the family Hesperiidae. Also known as the European skipper

plural of Essex skipper

(UK, slang, humorous, obsolete) A ditch.

plural of Essex stile

plural of Essex lion

(archaic, slang) A calf (young cow or bull).