Museums, archives and heritage in Essex

Essex, maritime county in SE. of England; is bounded N. by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk, E. by the North Sea, S. by the river Thames, and W. by Middlesex and Herts; greatest length, N. and S., 44 miles; greatest breadth, E. and W., 57 miles; 987,032 acres; population 576,434. On the coast are several marshy islands, … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Fife

Fife (or Fifeshire), maritime county in E. of Scotland; is bounded N. by the Firth of Tay, E. by the North Sea, S. by the Firth of Forth, and W. by the counties of Perth, Kinross, and Clackmannan; greatest length, 43 miles; greatest breadth, 18 miles; area, 314,952 acres, population 171,931. Fife forms the peninsula … Read more