Chelmsford
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Chelmsford is a town and district in Essex, England. It is the administrative seat of Essex and has a history dating back to Roman times, with remains of the settlement Caesaromagus found in the area. Chelmsford became the regular seat for county judicial gatherings in 1227 and is home to the diocese of Chelmsford, established in 1914. Notably, the world's first wireless telegraph broadcasting service was transmitted from Guglielmo Marconi's company there in 1920. The town's economy is driven by light engineering, particularly electronics, and administration, with some agriculturally based industries also present. The borough of Chelmsford covers a significant surrounding rural area.1
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