England County Quiz - Essex

Can you guess these facts about the English ceremonial county of Essex?

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County town	Chelmsford
Essex resident, Captain Christopher Jones, commanded this ship on its journey to the 'New World' in 1620	MayFlower
Near Saffron Walden, this is one of the finest Jacobean country houses in England	Audley End House
Ancient town known as Camulodunum to the Romans	Colchester
Inspirational leader who led her tribe to capture and destroy the above town in AD60/61	Boudica
Motorway which passes through the county, linking London to Cambridge	M11
Town near the border with Hertfordshire, designated as a New Town in 1947	Harlow
One of London's major airports located in the county, just off the above motorway	Stansted
Mersea Island is particularly associated with the harvesting of this shellfish	Oyster
Popular seaside resort with the longest pleasure pier in the world	Southend-on-Sea
Popular reality TV show linked to the county	The Only Way Is Essex
Essex born Sandie Shaw was the first British winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with this song in 1967	Puppet on a String
Ancient woodland area in the south-west of the county	Epping Forest
Coastal town in which Billy Butlin opened the second of his holiday camps in 1937	Clacton-on-Sea
One of the Haven Ports, now called 'International', but once known as Parkeston Quay	Harwich

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